Rio Police Unveil 'Banca Suja' Probe Into Alleged Illegal Online Casino, Freeze R$65 Million

Overview

• Officers executed 15 search-and-seizure warrants in Rio and the Baixada Fluminense as part of an ongoing investigation into the Palpite na Rede platform run by One Publicidade.
• Investigators say the games were manipulated to ensure losses, alleging fraud against bettors that funneled roughly R$130 million over three years.
• The inquiry flags unauthorized gambling activity and suspicious, high-volume transfers through small firms, including AGR Distribuidora de Bebidas, which moved R$36 million in a little over a year.
• Ex-Flamengo player Léo Moura is being investigated for promoting the platform and sharing signup links; he says he was hired for advertising and denies involvement in any scheme.
• Police are examining possible commercial ties to the PCC and to contraband figure Adilson ‘Adilsinho’ Coutinho Filho, who denies any link, and media reports cite asset seizures valued at about R$2.2 million.