The president of Brazilian Bar Association of the São Paulo Section (OAB-SP)Leonardo Sica, clarified this Thursday (25) about the procedures adopted in the case of lawyer and influencer Deolane Bezerra. In a video published on Instagram, he argued that the institution’s work aims to “fulfill its legal mission”.
On Wednesday (24), . According to Sica, the punishment can last from 90 to 360 days.
“During this period, the Ethics Court will carry out the judgment, which may end in conviction, suspension, exclusion and acquittal,” he added.
The president of OAB-SP stated that the disciplinary procedure against Deolane it is done “within due process of law”. Likewise, according to Sica, the institution follows the .
“The law guarantees that every lawyer detained preventively is in a separate cell, in a special cell. And the OAB works to guarantee this right to everyone: every lawyer in the state of São Paulo in this situation has assistance from the OAB-SP, as it did”, he explained.
Sica also said that the institution fulfilled its duty to “protect the prerogative of every lawyer” e “apply the code of ethics” to its associates. “Maybe it would have been easier if we had done nothing. But we are not here to do easy things. We are here to do the right things. As long as we are here, we will continue to do the right things”, he declared.
Deolane Prison
launched on May 21st by the Public Ministry of São Paulo (MPSP) and the Civil Police. The action determines a money laundering scheme linked to the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC).
According to investigators, Deolane and received amounts from the PCC through a transport company identified as the financial arm of the criminal organization.
In addition to Deolane, the other targets of the operation were:
- Marco Herbas Camacho, the Marcolahead of the PCC;
- Alejandro CamachoMarcola’s brother;
- Paloma Sanches Herbas Camachoniece of the faction leader;
- Leonardo Alexsander Ribeiro Herbas CamachoMarcola’s nephew;
- Everton de Souzaalleged financial operator of the criminal organization.
Marcola and Alejandro are already imprisoned in the Federal Penitentiary of Brasília. In total, the Court issued six preventive arrest warrantsin addition to search and seizure orders. They were also more than R$327 million in goods and values blocked e 17 vehicles hijackedincluding luxury cars valued at more than R$8 millione four properties linked to those investigated.
The investigation began in 2019after the seizure of tickets and manuscripts in Presidente Venceslau Penitentiary II. The material had references to andinternal structure of the PCC, orders from the faction’s leadership and possible attacks against public agents.
Based on the investigations, the Civil Police launched three investigations that identified a transport company usedaccording to researchers, to hide and move illicit faction resources.
According to the survey, Lopes Lemos Transportes Ltda, known as “Lado a Lado Transportes”, would have generated more than R$20 millioncom millionaire incompatibility between the values declared to the Tax Authorities and the financial transactions identified by the investigators. THE Justice recognizedin a previous sentence, that the company was used as a washing instrument of capital for the benefit of the PCC.
Investigations indicate that the scheme was commanded from within the federal penitentiary system by Marcola and his brother. Conversations found on seized cell phones revealed that family members and people close to them were involved in the transport company’s financial management, passing on orders and dividing the profits obtained by the faction.
According to the police, Paloma Camacho and Leonardo Alexsander Camacho appear as beneficiaries and intermediaries of financial transactions. Everton de Souza, called “Player”, would be responsible for guide the direction of financial transfers of the criminal organization.
According to the police report, Deolane would have used its financial structure to insert illicit resources into the formal financial system.
