This year's Carnival in Salvador is notable for the absence of a luxurious viewing area known as 'Camarote do crime', which was shut down before it even welcomed its first guests. The three-story structure, equipped with several stages and massive LED screens, had the capacity to host 825 guests and offered an exceptional view of the Carnival parade. However, its closure is linked to a police investigation that commenced in 2024, focusing on financial transactions between drug traffickers across multiple states and social media influencers involved in selling lottery tickets. The venue's owner, Diogo Santos de Almeida, widely recognized as Diogo 305, is at the center of this controversy as one of the identified individuals.