The São Paulo Civil Police concluded this Friday (29) the final report of Operation Vernix and indicted influencer and lawyer Deolane Bezerra, PCC leader Marco Willians Herbas Camacho and five other suspects for criminal organization and money laundering.
According to the investigation, Deolane allegedly received money from a transport company identified as a front for the criminal organization, reports the report. MetropolisThe police state that the materials seized during the operation reinforced the evidence of the suspects' involvement in the scheme to conceal assets and move illicit funds.
The influencer was arrested on May 21st in a luxury condominium in Alphaville, in Greater São Paulo.The final report was sent to the São Paulo court with requests for asset freezes, vehicle seizures, judicial custody of jewelry, and sharing of information with the Federal Police regarding possible tax crimes.
Relationship with PCC financial operator
The police reached Deolane through Everton de Souza, known as “Player” or “Temer,” identified as the financial operator for the top leadership of the PCC. According to investigators, he managed assets and channeled resources to Marcola and his brother, Alejandro Juvenal Herbas Camacho Junior.
According to the report, Everton instructed the transport company to make deposits into accounts linked to Deolane. The investigation found proof of transfers totaling R$ 24,5 between August and October 2020. The influencer's defense claims that the amounts were related to legal fees.
Investigators also identified over R$1 million in cash deposits into the lawyer's accounts between 2018 and 2021, with no clear origin. The defense maintains that the funds are consistent with her professional activities.
Investigation began in 2019
The investigations began after notes were seized from inmates at Penitentiary II in Presidente Venceslau, in the interior of São Paulo state. The handwritten notes revealed details about the structure of the PCC and mentioned a "woman from the transport company," which led investigators to the company used, according to the police, as the financial arm of the faction.
In 2021, Operation Side by Side deepened the investigations and found evidence of financial transfers to Deolane and links between the influencer and operators of the scheme.
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