Outsider Tours Owner Arrested in Balneário Camboriú on Preventive Fraud Warrant

Overview

• Police in Santa Catarina detained Fernando Sampaio on January 6 at a luxury building in Balneário Camboriú while he was vacationing with his family.
• The preventive warrant was issued by the Pará judiciary, he had been considered a fugitive, and he was placed in the state prison system pending judicial decisions.
• He is under investigation for estelionato tied to sports-event packages and faces more than 600 legal proceedings and police reports across Brazil, with active inquiries in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
• Investigative records describe below‑market offers, partial delivery of services, and use of other companies’ CNPJs not in his name, which investigators say hinders asset recovery.
• Civil cases seek multimillion‑real sums, including a R$1.2 million claim related to the 2023 Champions League trip and a Bahia action raised to R$5.9 million, while consumer agencies suspended Outsider’s sales in some states.