Influencer’s sister tried to withdraw the amount in November 2023, but employees suspected money laundering
The lawyer and influencer, 38 years old, sued Itaú after her sister, Dayanne Bezerra Santos, was barred from withdrawing R$1 million in cash at an agency of the institution. The case occurred in 2023. The information is from portal G1obtained through a report from the São Paulo Civil Police.
Deolane on Thursday (May 21, 2026) at his home, in Barueri (SP). The arrest is part of an operation by the São Paulo Public Ministry and the Civil Police investigating a money laundering scheme between the lawyer and the Capital’s Primeiro Comando.
According to the news portal, investigators declared that Itaú employees blocked the withdrawal on November 24, 2023 due to “atypicality of an operation of that nature“. There was suspicion that the act constituted money laundering.
Dayanne, who is also a lawyer, stated that the amount would be used to buy a property. The bank offered the alternative of electronic transfer, to track the resource. According to the report, Dayanne refused the proposal and Deolane filed a civil action against the institution.
According to the Police, Itaú gave Deolane and his family a deadline of January 14th to close their accounts at the institution.
O Poder360 contacted Itaú by email, at 11:30 am this Friday (May 22, 2026), to ask if the institution would like to comment on Deolane’s process. There was no response until the publication of this report. The text will be updated if a manifestation is sent.
DEOLANE’S DEFENSE
The defense of lawyer and influencer Deolane Bezerra this Friday (May 22) that she has “absolute innocence” on accusations of participating in a money laundering scheme linked to the PCC.
Arrested during Operation Vérnix, conducted by the São Paulo Civil Police in conjunction with the São Paulo Public Ministry, Deolane’s detention was classified as “disproportionate” by lawyers.
Here is the full note:
“Dear,
“The technical defense of lawyer Dr. Deolane Bezerra Santos comes, with the utmost respect to the institutions of the Justice System and the Democratic Rule of Law, to provide the necessary clarifications about the events that resulted in her preventive arrest on today, 05/21/2026.
“Initially, we emphasize her absolute innocence, as well as that the facts will be duly clarified by her, at an opportune moment.
“For now and as due compliance, we consider the measures signed against Deolane to be disproportionate and this defense panel will continue to cooperate technically with the Court to demonstrate the legality of its activities as a lawyer that it is, fully trusting in the discernment, reasonableness and impartiality of the Judiciary.”
INVESTIGATION
The investigation that resulted in the arrest of Deolane Bezerra began in 2019, after the seizure of notes from inmates at Penitentiary 2 in Presidente Venceslau (SP). The manuscripts mentioned a “carrier woman” that would assist in the faction’s actions.
The information led investigators to investigate the use of a logistics company as a front to move resources from the PCC leadership.
The Court ordered protective measures against those investigated, including:
- blocking of R$27 million in the name of Deolane Bezerra;
- total financial blocking of R$357.5 million, adding up all targets;
- kidnapping of 39 vehicles valued at more than R$8 million.
Investigators claim that the influencer received R$1,067,505 in fractional deposits, always in amounts below R$10,000, from 2018 to 2021.
In addition, around 50 transfers were identified to two Deolane companies totaling R$716 thousand. The police claim to have not found legal services to justify the movements.
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