The United States Department of the Treasury, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), designated this Wednesday (01) two Brazilian individuals, three Brazilian companies and one Portuguese company for alleged links with the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)the main criminal organization in Latin America.
Targets of the designation are:
• Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada (Shimada), from Santos (SP), born on February 11, 1985.
• Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira (Stella), from São Paulo (SP), born on March 21, 1992.
• Victory Trading Intermediação de Negócios, Cobranças e Tecnologia Ltda. (São Paulo).
• Pixwave Soluções de Pagos Ltda. (São Paulo).
• Wave Construções Inteligentes Ltda. (Santos).
• Avenidas Flotuantes Unipessoal Ltda. (Setúbal, Portugal).
Shimada is appointed as leader of the network’s São Paulo group, acting as a liaison between operators in Florida and foreign traffickers. According to the Treasury, he and his organization laundered more than $30 million in illicit funds generated in the United States, using cryptocurrencies to repatriate funds to Brazil for the benefit of the PCC. Stella is described as a close associate and relative of Shimada, acting as secretary and intermediary in cash collections.
The companies Victory Trading, Pixwave and Wave are controlled by Shimada and operate in the financial services and construction sectors. Avenidas Flutuantes is a transport and storage company in Portugal.
The designation results from an investigation coordinated by the Homeland Security Task Force, involving the FBI (Miami office) and the US Department of Justice. In January 2026, the FBI arrested six members of the Florida-based group, who were indicted on money laundering charges.
The Treasury further mentions that in January 2025, Shimada was briefly held under house arrest in Brazil because one of his companies (Victory Trading) was used to launder money stolen from a Brazilian football club in an advertising fraud scheme.
This is OFAC’s third action against PCC and its operators. In March 2024, Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo was appointed. In December 2021, the PCC itself was designated as an organization.
A action by the United States focuses on a network that, according to the Treasuryexploits the American financial system to launder proceeds from drug trafficking. The PCC is described as the largest transnational criminal organization in the Western Hemisphere, with global expansion and a significant presence in the United States, especially in Florida.
Implications of sanctions
As a result, all assets and interests owned by designated US persons and companies or under the control of US persons are blocked. Transactions involving these targets by persons or entities subject to US jurisdiction are prohibited unless specifically authorized. Foreign financial institutions may also face secondary sanctions for significant transactions with designees.
The action was taken based on Executive Orders 14059 (combating the proliferation of illicit drugs) and 13224 (combating terrorism and its supporters).
