Gaviões Muse accused of money laundering was released from prison 11 months before Carnival
Natacha Horana, a muse for the Gaviões da Fiel samba school, was implicated in a money laundering scheme and paraded at São Paulo's carnival just 11 months after being released from prison.
Natacha Horana, 33, known as the muse of Gaviões da Fiel, paraded in São Paulo's carnival less than a year after her release from prison. She was charged by the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office for alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme connected to the criminal faction Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). Horana had been detained in November 2024 during an investigation relating to these allegations and spent four months in a women's prison before being released in March 2025.
The charges against Horana highlighted her past relationship with Valdeci Alves dos Santos, known as Colorido, one of the leaders of the PCC. Her defense claimed that she was