The judge closes the investigation against Gusttavo Lima and the owners of “Vai de Bet” on charges of money laundering

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Judge Andréa Calado da Cruz, of the XII Criminal Court of Recife, decided this Thursday 9th dismissal of the investigation against Gustavo Lima and the owners of Go to Beta sports betting site.

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The investigation was carried out within the scope of art Operational integrationwhich investigated the involvement of the singer and his businessmen in an alleged money laundering scheme. The digital influencer Deolane Bezerra She was also arrested during the operation launched by the Civil Police of Pernambuco.

According to the investigation, the people involved used advertising contracts, cars, furniture and planes to launder money. They had assets worth more than R$2 billion frozen by the courts. The request to close the investigation had already been made by the Pernambuco Public Prosecutor (MPPE).

“I order the dismissal of this police investigation, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides for the possibility of reopening the proceedings if new evidence emerges,” the judge wrote.

Furthermore, the decision will return the seized assets to Gusttavo Lima and the owners of the sports betting company. The judge also revoked all precautionary measures imposed on the group, which includes the entrepreneurs José André da Rocha Neto, Aislla Sabrina Truta Henriques Rocha, Thiago Lima Rocha and Rayssa Ferreira Santana Rocha.

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Remember the case

The civil police of Pernambuco indicted singer Gusttavo Lima for money laundering and criminal organization in September 2024. The provision took place as part of Operation Integration.

The singer’s indictment occurred on September 15, eight days before the Pernambuco court ordered his arrest, as well as the suspension of his passport and gun registration certificate. The decision was revoked at second instance the following day

The police seized R$150,000 from the headquarters of Balada Eventos e Produções, the singer’s concert company based in Goiânia (GO).

Also found were 18 consecutive invoices, issued on the same day and for fractional amounts from another of the singer’s companies, GSA Empreenggiatos, for PIX365 Soluções. According to the police this is so Go to Betalso under investigation.

In total, there is more than R$8 million for the use of Gusttavo Lima’s image. According to the police, the seized cash and invoices are two indications of money laundering.

Another suspicion involving the compatriot was that of irregular negotiations on two planes for businessmen linked to illegal gambling. One of them, from Balada Eventos, was sold twice in one year to investigators by the Pernambuco police.

The first sale took place in 2023, when it was acquired for $6 million by Sports Entretenimento, a company owned by Darwin Henrique da Silva Filho. According to investigations, he comes from a family of bicheiros from Recife.

The court revokes the arrest order against Gusttavo Lima:

Darwin kept the plane for two months and scrapped it under the pretext of technical problems. Contract and termination were issued on May 25 of that year. The complaint highlighting the mechanical failure was made after the purchase was canceled on June 29th.

In February 2024, Gusttavo Lima’s company sold the plane to JMJ Participações, owned by José André da Rocha Neto, another target of the operation. According to the police, no report has been released proving the repair of the plane.

The 33 million reais transaction also involved a helicopter from the singer’s company, which had already been purchased by another company owned by Rocha Neto. During the negotiation the helicopter returned to Gustavo Lima. According to the police, the companies that purchased the plane used money from criminal activities, both legal and illegal.

Source: Terra

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