The American government stated this Wednesday, 1st, that the First Capital Command (PCC) exploited the US financial system to launder money from drug trafficking. The faction is identified by the Trump administration as the largest transnational criminal organization in the Western Hemisphere, also operating in the United Kingdom, Türkiye and Japan.
The American government also claims that the faction represents a growing threat to national security due to its involvement in money laundering, drug trafficking and cash smuggling.
Two Brazilians and three companies based in Brazil suspected of having links with the PCC. The measure causes all assets and interests of targets under US jurisdiction to be blocked. Furthermore, American citizens and companies are prohibited from carrying out transactions with them.
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. Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimadaappointed by the Treasury as leader of the São Paulo nucleus of the network and link between PCC operators in Florida and international traffickers. According to the statement, Shimada allegedly laundered more than US$30 million in illicit resources generated in several American cities, using cryptocurrencies to transfer the amounts to Brazil.
. Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveiradescribed as a close collaborator of Shimada.
And companies:
. Victory Trading Business Intermediation, Billing and Technology;
. Pixwave Payment Solutions;
. Wave Smart Constructions;
. Unipessoal Floating Avenues (Portugal)
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The report attempts to contact the defense of those targeted by the sanction.
The Treasury also stated that, in January 2025, Shimada was placed under house arrest in Brazil because Victory Trading had been used to launder funds diverted from a Brazilian football club in an advertising fraud scheme.
Although the statement does not mention Corinthians by name, Shimada’s company appears in the investigations into the “Vai de Bet” case, which investigates an alleged embezzlement and money laundering scheme related to the club’s sponsorship contract. According to a complaint from the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office, Victory Trading was the last company through which resources were transferred before being transferred to UJ Football, also investigated in the case.
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