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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Weight loss of lobbyist suspected in selling judicial decisions leads to investigation and goes to the Supreme Court

The significant weight loss of lobbyist Andreson Gonçalves de Oliveira, linked to a judicial decision-selling case, has prompted internal investigations within the Federal Penitentiary of Brasília and an intervention by the Supreme Court.

Mar 23 • 07:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

'Paid, Passed': PF reveals how fraud schemes in public competitions operated

A Federal Police investigation has uncovered a fraud scheme in public competitions in Brazil, involving bribery and collusion from police officers.

Mar 23 • 01:19 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Yategate: the appraisal of the assets of Martín Insaurralde, Jésica Cirio, and Sofía Clerici has begun

Federal justice has commenced the appraisal of assets belonging to former Lomas de Zamora mayor Martín Insaurralde, his ex-wife Jésica Cirio, and model Sofía Clerici as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering and illicit enrichment.

Mar 22 • 20:16 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mendonça authorizes the Federal Police to auction 10 luxury cars and motorcycles seized in investigation about INSS; see list

Brazilian Supreme Court Minister André Mendonça has authorized the Federal Police to auction luxury vehicles seized in a federal investigation into illegal pension deductions.

Mar 22 • 16:15 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

Woman police officer shot in the head in Santa Fe: investigating whether her teenage son fired the shot

A Federal Police officer in Argentina was shot dead in her home, with her 15-year-old son being the main suspect in the case.

Mar 22 • 15:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Passenger arrested with 430 weight loss drugs and illegal anabolic steroids at Foz do Iguaçu airport

A passenger was arrested at Foz do Iguaçu International Airport for attempting to board with 430 units of illegal medications, including weight loss drugs and anabolic steroids, smuggled from Paraguay.

Mar 22 • 13:51 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Moraes orders the arrest of accountant suspected of violating fiscal confidentiality of relatives of authorities

Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the preventive arrest of Washington Travassos de Azevedo, who is alleged to have been one of the masterminds behind a criminal organization that sold confidential data of Brazilian authorities and their families.

Mar 22 • 00:52 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
Crime & Justice

Stole 46 million dollars in cryptocurrency: Federal contractor allegedly arrested by the FBI in the Caribbean

Federal contractor John Daghita was arrested by the FBI in the Caribbean for allegedly stealing over 46 million dollars in cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service.

Mar 22 • 00:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Court orders Union to take back and restore old IML building in Lapa

A federal court in Brazil has ordered the government to reclaim and restore the abandoned IML building in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, which has been inactive for 16 years.

Mar 21 • 22:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Four people are arrested with R$ 2.7 million in cash in a bank branch in Recife

Four individuals were arrested in Recife on suspicion of money laundering, with R$ 2.73 million in cash seized by federal authorities.

Mar 21 • 20:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

For the second consecutive day, lawyer visits Daniel Vorcaro at the Federal Police, in Brasília

Lawyer Sérgio Leonardo visited banker Daniel Vorcaro for the second consecutive day as Vorcaro faces serious allegations including financial crimes and possible private militia actions.

Mar 21 • 19:36 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Who are the investigated in the PF operation against fraud in public competitions

A Federal Police operation in Brazil is investigating fraud schemes in public competitions, leading to multiple arrests and search warrants across several states.

Mar 21 • 19:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fugitive wanted for multiple crimes arrested by Federal Police in Volta Redonda

A man wanted for various crimes, including corruption of minors and drug trafficking, was arrested by the Federal Police in Volta Redonda.

Mar 21 • 13:59 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Federal Politics: Hubig Aims to Combat AI Nude Photos – Legislative Proposal Almost Finished

German Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig plans to introduce a new law that would make the creation and distribution of AI-generated nude images and pornography, known as deepfakes, illegal.

Mar 21 • 07:32 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Vorcaro's brother-in-law received R$ 485 million from a company investigated by the Federal Police in the Master case

Fabiano Zettel, brother-in-law of Daniel Vorcaro from Banco Master, received R$ 485 million from Super Empreendimentos, a company under investigation for its alleged connections to a private militia and public agents.

Mar 21 • 02:00 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The Justice requested reports from the Government about Adorni's trip to Punta del Este and ordered the lifting of the tax secrecy of the TV producer and the pilot who paid for the plane

A federal judge in Argentina is investigating a government official's weekend trip to Punta del Este, questioning whether it was for official business and examining financial transactions related to the flight.

Mar 20 • 21:20 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Milei has more than 200 shortlisted candidates to appoint judges, but none from the federal judiciary of Buenos Aires

President Javier Milei has over 200 candidates for judicial appointments, but none are from the Buenos Aires federal judiciary, raising concerns about representation in the judicial system.

Mar 20 • 19:56 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

U.S. Department of Justice Sued Harvard Again, Seeking Return of Grants and Increasing Pressure

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed another lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students and seeking the return of federal grants received during the discriminatory period.

Mar 20 • 19:24 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Public Prosecutor's Office charges Marçal's aide for fake news against Boulos

Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in Brazil charges Rafael Nogueira, aide to mayoral candidate Pablo Marçal, for spreading false videos linking rival candidate Guilherme Boulos to drug use.

Mar 20 • 19:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

$LIBRA Case: Prosecutor Taiano Broke His Silence and Defended His Work After the Leak of Documents from Novelli's Cell Phone

Federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano has defended his work in the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal investigation, addressing criticisms and discussing document leaks from the phone of lobbyist Mauricio Novelli.

Mar 20 • 16:28 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

New iPhones in trash in Paraná: outsourced employees suspected of embezzlement were working at the Federal Revenue reception of goods

Outsourced workers in Paraná are under investigation for suspected embezzlement of confiscated goods after two new iPhones were found in a trash bin.

Mar 20 • 14:16 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

Justice raids AFA offices in Ezeiza and Viamonte over the Pilar mansion case and funds managed by Faroni

Federal judge Adrián González Charvay ordered raids at the AFA offices in Ezeiza and Viamonte amidst investigations into potential money laundering linked to the AFA treasurer and external fund management.

Mar 20 • 14:09 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

'It's not a pension': club targeted by the Federal Police for trafficking of women required a fine for those who 'didn't work'

A club in Santa Catarina, Brazil, was raided by the Federal Police for trafficking women for sexual exploitation, where a fine was imposed on those who did not participate in work.

Mar 20 • 13:27 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

He was carrying beans in the car; ICE thought it was drugs and started his deportation: a judge stopped the order

A federal judge has halted the deportation process of Lorenzo Chávez Rascón, who was misidentified by ICE as a drug smuggler due to carrying beans in his vehicle.

Mar 20 • 11:47 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police aim at international trafficking scheme of women for sexual exploitation in SC

The Federal Police of Brazil launched an operation against the international trafficking of women for sexual exploitation in Santa Catarina following a report from a Paraguayan woman.

Mar 20 • 11:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Henry Case: Mother Sentenced to 30 Years for Killing 1-Year-Old Child in the Federal District

Lucimaria de Sousa Barbosa was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of her 1-year-and-8-month-old son, Henry Sousa de Oliveira, in Brazil.

Mar 20 • 10:25 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Federal Police: Man allegedly sexually harassed underage girl in S-Bahn

A 58-year-old man is accused of attempting to kiss an underage girl while traveling on a Munich S-Bahn train.

Mar 20 • 09:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Daily summary of JN: Daniel Vorcaro is transferred from prison to the Superintendency of the Federal Police; Trump claims he will not send ground troops to Iran

Daniel Vorcaro has been transferred from prison to the Federal Police Superintendency, while Trump asserts that he will not deploy ground troops to Iran amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Mar 20 • 01:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Master Case: Daniel Vorcaro is transferred from prison to the Federal Police Superintendency

Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, was recently transferred from a maximum-security prison to the Superintendency of the Federal Police in Brasília following a request from his lawyer.

Mar 20 • 00:40 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PGR's partnership with PF in Vorcaro's plea will prevent 'leaks and lies,' say STF ministers

The signing of a confidentiality agreement between the owner of Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, the Federal Police, and the Attorney General’s Office aims to ensure truthful collaboration and prevent information leaks during his plea negotiations.

Mar 19 • 23:55 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Highway Police officer from PA is arrested on suspicion of receiving R$ 50,000 to take an exam for a candidate in the PM contest of Tocantins

A Federal Highway Police officer in Brazil has been arrested for allegedly accepting R$ 50,000 to sit an exam on behalf of a candidate in a military police recruitment test.

Mar 19 • 23:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

MPF requests the Justice to suspend the culling of invasive buffaloes in reserves in the Amazon

The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) has filed a request with the courts to halt the culling of invasive buffaloes in environmental reserves in Rondônia, Brazil.

Mar 19 • 23:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Negotiation of Vorcaro's Plea Bargain Attempt Will Be with PF and PGR

Daniel Vorcaro's negotiation for a plea bargain is underway, involving both the Federal Police and the Attorney General's Office in Brazil.

Mar 19 • 22:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Vorcaro signs confidentiality agreement; Mendonça denies house arrest and transfers banker to the Federal Police

Brazilian banker Daniel Vorcaro has signed a confidentiality agreement with the Prosecutor's Office while his request for house arrest has been denied by Minister André Mendonça of the Supreme Court.

Mar 19 • 22:47 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Vorcaro to stay in a cell similar to the one occupied by Bolsonaro at the Federal Police in Brasília

Banker Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, is set to be held in a cell akin to the one occupied by former president Jair Bolsonaro during his detention at the Federal Police in Brasília.

Mar 19 • 22:09 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mendonça authorized transfer to facilitate testimonies and plea bargain attempt

The transfer of Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, to a federal police facility was authorized to ease his upcoming testimonies and discussions about a plea deal.

Mar 19 • 21:57 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Vorcaro will be transferred to the federal police headquarters to discuss a plea bargain

Daniel Vorcaro, the owner of Banco Master, will be moved from prison to the Federal Police headquarters as he negotiates a plea deal.

Mar 19 • 21:45 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Transfer of Vorcaro to the PF Superintendent Indicates that the Plea Bargain Process Has Already Begun

The transfer of banker Daniel Vorcaro to the Federal Police's superintendent indicates that he is likely to start cooperating with authorities through a plea bargain.

Mar 19 • 21:44 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mendonça authorizes the transfer of Daniel Vorcaro to the PF Superintendency in Brasília

Banker Daniel Vorcaro is set to be transferred from the Federal Penitentiary in Brasília to the Federal Police Superintendency following an authorization from Minister André Mendonça of the Supreme Federal Court.

Mar 19 • 21:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Garbage collectors find 30 kg of marijuana in a trash bag in the DF; police investigate if disposal was to avoid arrest

Authorities in Brazil are investigating after 30 kilograms of marijuana were discovered in a trash bag by garbage collectors in Ceilândia, in the Federal District.

Mar 19 • 20:33 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Justice grants injunction to Enel and suspends the process that could block concession in SP

A federal court in Brasilia has granted an injunction to Enel Distribuição São Paulo, temporarily suspending an administrative process by the National Electric Energy Agency that could lead to the suspension of the company's concession in the state of São Paulo.

Mar 19 • 20:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation targets suspect of violent crimes, seizes weapons and nearly 300 rounds of ammunition in Governador Valadares

A joint operation by civil and federal police in Brazil led to the seizure of firearms and ammunition from a suspect involved in violent crimes.

Mar 19 • 19:14 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspect of being the final beneficiary of the INSS scheme negotiates plea deal with the Federal Police

Businessman Maurício Camisotti, arrested since last year for suspected involvement in INSS frauds, is negotiating a plea deal with the Federal Police as part of the ongoing investigation into the fraud scheme.

Mar 19 • 17:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police executes warrants in MA against group suspected of drug trafficking and money laundering operating in DF

The operation targets a criminal group believed to be involved in drug trafficking and money laundering activities in the Federal District and surrounding areas.

Mar 19 • 17:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

MP charges federal deputy for money laundering in Adriano da Nóbrega scheme

The Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro has charged federal deputy Rogério Teixeira Júnior in connection with a money laundering scheme linked to the notorious militiaman Adriano da Nóbrega.

Mar 19 • 15:18 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Rail toll: Now the pressure is on the Federal Minister of Transport

The European Court of Justice has halted Germany's plans for a railway price cap, putting pressure on the Federal Minister of Transport, Patrick Schnieder, to find solutions, which may negatively impact railway customers.

Mar 19 • 14:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Araçatuba councilors denounced to the MP for transphobia after posting that Erika Hilton is a 'man' and does not represent women

Two councilors from Araçatuba, Brazil, have been accused of transphobia for derogatory social media posts against federal deputy Erika Hilton.

Mar 19 • 14:10 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

City Hall in AC is Target of Operation Investigating Bidding Fraud

The city hall of Assis Brasil, Acre, is under investigation for alleged fraud in bidding processes involving federal police operations.

Mar 19 • 13:50 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PF arrests suspect in João Monlevade for distributing child sexual abuse material

The Federal Police in Brazil arrested a suspect in João Monlevade during an operation aimed at combating the distribution of child sexual abuse material online.

Mar 19 • 13:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested suspected of attacking duo with stabbings and brick blows, filming crime and posting on social media; one victim died

Aquiles Ferreira da Silva, an 18-year-old, was arrested for murder and attempted murder after allegedly attacking two individuals in Brazil's Federal District and posting the act on social media.

Mar 19 • 13:00 UTC

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