04/10/2024 – 20:36
The plane that belonged to Gusttavo Lima and was seized by the Civil Police of Pernambuco can now be used by the State’s police force. The seizure was due to Operation Integration, which targets suspected money laundering involving online betting games, bets. The singer is suspected of being involved in the money laundering scheme and of being a partner in one of the betting platforms, Vai de Bet. The countryman denies the accusations and says he engaged in regular transactions.
The release for use of the aircraft by the police was decided this week by the 12th Criminal Court of the Capital of Pernambuco, where the judicial procedures of the operation take place.
The decision involves the use of the aircraft that make up the assets seized from those being investigated. Among the items is this aircraft in the name of Gusttavo Lima’s company, but which would have been sold to the owner of the betting site Vai de Bet (read more below).
Judge Andréa Calado, from the 12th Court of the Capital of Pernambuco, wrote that “the objective of the measure is to guarantee the effective functioning of the activities of the Civil Police of this State, thus reflecting a public interest in its implementation”.
Whose plane is it anyway?
One of the jets seized by Operation Integration is registered in the name of the company Balada Eventos, which belongs to Lima. The plane, however, is operated by the company JMJ Participações, owned by José André da Rocha Neto, also owner of Vai de Bet, an online betting company that until June was the main sponsor of Corinthians.
The countryman’s advisor states that the plane was sold to JMJ, but the name of Gusttavo Lima’s company is still on the register because they are waiting for the transfer documentation to come out.
The National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) says that the selling party (Balada Eventos) still holds ownership and indirect possession of the plane while full payment is not completed by JMJ.
Both Rocha Neto and Gusttavo Lima are investigated by the operation. Vai de Bet, registered in Curaçao (where many sports betting companies have headquarters), has Gusttavo Lima as its official sponsor and poster boy.
When the plane was seized, Vai de Bet informed, in a note, that it is monitoring the operation and is available to the authorities to provide any clarifications requested regarding the actions of the company and its partners.”
Investigation
The Pernambuco Civil Police has been investigating a group linked to betting since 2023. According to the investigation, the criminal organization used several event, advertising, currency exchange, insurance and other companies to launder money made through deposits and bank transactions.
The suspicion is that the gang uses both regular online betting houses and illegal gambling (mainly Jogo do Bicho) for criminal practices.
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