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US Sanctions Prompt Brazil Raid, 10 Billion-Real Laundering Network

7/4/2026

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U.S. sanctions on two Brazilian nationals spurred the Federal Police to accelerate a raid that arrested Victor Henrique de Oliveira.
Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues said Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada remains at large.
Investigators described a cryptocurrency-based money-laundering network that moved more than 10 billion reais.
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control added three Brazilian companies, two of them financial firms, to the Specially Designated Nationals list.

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U.S. sanctions on two Brazilian nationals spurred the Federal Police to accelerate a raid that arrested Victor Henrique de Oliveira.
Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues said Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada remains at large.
Investigators described a cryptocurrency-based money-laundering network that moved more than 10 billion reais.
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control added three Brazilian companies, two of them financial firms, to the Specially Designated Nationals list.