Gabriel Spalone had been detained in Panama, but was released because his name was not yet in the international fugitive; Defense states that prison is illegal and wants him to respond in freedom
The 29 -year -old influencer and businessman Gabriel Spalone was arrested on Saturday night (27) when he landed at Buenos Aires International Airport. He was the target of a temporary arrest warrant on suspicion of involvement in a fraud scheme that diverted about $ 146 million via. According to, the arrest occurred after the inclusion of the name of spalone in the red diffusion of the, a mechanism that allows international capture of fugitives.
The action was supported by the São Paulo Civil Police and Argentine authorities, Panama, Paraguay and the United States. Spalone had been arrested on Friday (26), but was released because she was not on the Interpol list yet. Hours later, with the warning update, he was arrested in Argentine territory and should respond to an extradition process for Brazil.
The defense of the influencer states that the prison in Panama was “illegal and abusive” and will appeal in Brazilian courts to revoke the arrest warrant. Lawyer Eduardo Maurício also said that he will ask the exclusion of the interpol spalone name and has already submitted a complaint to the Inter -American Court of Human Rights, with the aim of ensuring that he responds to the process in freedom.
The fraud scheme
The operation that led to the prison of Spalone investigates a millionaire deviation scheme through indirect Pix, a modality banned by the Central Bank since January. According to police, companies linked to the influencer made more than 600 illegal transfers in less than five hours, totaling R $ 146 million.
Part of the amounts was recovered by the bank victim of the fraud, but the estimated loss is $ 39 million. Two suspects had already been arrested in Brazil during the operation.
Posted by Felipe Dantas
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