São Paulo's Civil Police launched an operation against a Chinese criminal organization believed to have been involved in a sophisticated money laundering scheme associated with the crime faction Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). Investigations indicate that the organization laundered R$ 1.1 billion in just seven months, significantly impacting the financial landscape. Authorities executed three arrest warrants and 20 search-and-seizure operations across São Paulo and Santa Catarina.

The criminal group is reported to operate primarily out of São Paulo, distributing electronic products throughout Brazil while concealing its financial activities. Police discovered that the organization established a complex financial structure to obscure its revenue streams. Although electronic sales were made through a central platform, payments were funneled through front companies linked to PCC members, which served merely as passage accounts, complicating the tracing of illicit proceeds.

This operation sheds light on the interconnectedness between international crime syndicates and local gangs in Brazil, indicating an alarming strategy to integrate various methods of financial evasion and money laundering. The crackdown on this organization represents a significant step in tackling organized crime and the laundering of illicit funds, urging a broader examination of the networks that facilitate such activities within the region.