Overview

• Federal Police launched Operation Narco Bet across São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina, carrying out searches and detaining Bruno Alexssander Souza Silva at his property in Igaratá.
• A judge authorized his preventive detention after investigators reported indications of money laundering connected to a diversion of payments from the club’s Vai de Bet sponsorship.
• Financial intelligence records show Buzeira Digital received two transfers of R$490,000 and R$510,000 from Victory on April 1, 2024, totaling R$1 million in one day.
• Investigators trace a funds path from Rede Social Media through intermediaries such as Wave and Victory to UJ Football, a company authorities associate with the PCC.
• Agents seized luxury cars, watches and cash at an estate valued around R$18 million, and the multi‑state probe remains active.