Overview

• Federal Police launched the operation on Monday in coordinated actions in Manaus and Guarujá, executing search warrants and arresting three suspects.
• Courts ordered the seizure and freezing of assets totaling R$122 million, and agents collected luxury items during searches.
• Those detained include the wife of a man identified by authorities as the faction’s chief in Amazonas, with identities kept under judicial secrecy.
• The financial scheme used shell companies, app-based payment structures and a fintech known as “Carto,” converting proceeds into cryptoassets sent abroad to pay drug suppliers.
• PF officials say the top leader travels on false documents and is believed to issue orders from Colombia, with the investigation supported by SEAI/AM and cooperation with Colombian authorities as a continuation of the Torre probes.