Deolane and PCC: see what an "overcrowded" jail is like where an influencer is imprisoned

Influencer Deolane Bezerra is imprisoned in the Sant'Ana Women's Penitentiary, in the North of São Paulo, considered the largest prison for women in São Paulo. According to data from SAP (Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration), the unit is overcrowded, that is, it houses more inmates than capacity allows.

The lawyer was taken to the location this Thursday (21) after being detained in an operation that identified her as a member of a PCC (First Command of Captal) money laundering scheme. According to investigations, she was a "real cashier" for the faction.

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CNN Brasil separated the main details of the Sant'Ana Women's Penitentiary and shows you what the prison where the influencer is imprisoned is like. See below:

Neighboring Carandiru and overcrowding
The women's detention house is about 500 meters from the old Carandiru Penitentiary Complex, the scene of one of the most violent episodes in the history of Brazil's prison system, when 111 inmates were killed. The case, in 1992, became known as the "Carandiru Massacre".

According to SAP, the Sant'Ana Women's Penitentiary has capacity for 2686 inmates. However, data from this Wednesday (20) show that at least 2825 women are held there, which indicates overcrowding in the unit.

Sant'Ana Penitentiary, where Deolane is imprisoned - Reproduction/Google Street View
The inauguration of the prison took place on December 8, 2005.

Located on Avenida General Ataliba Leonel, in Carandiru, the prison has an area of 108 thousand square meters and operates under a closed regime system.

In addition, it is next to the Youth Park, a place that was built to replace the Carandiru Penitentiary Complex, demolished in 2002, 10 years after the massacre on October 2, 1992, when military police invaded Pavilion 9 under the justification of combating the rebellion.

According to CNN Brasil, the influencer should be transferred to the city of Tupi Paulista, in the interior of São Paulo. Upon leaving the Police Palace, in the center of the capital, Deolane spoke briefly to journalists and stated that "justice will be done".

Deolane's arrest
Influencer and lawyer Deolane Bezerra was preventively arrested on Thursday (21) during Operation Vérnix, launched by Gaeco (Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime) of Presidente Prudente, in the interior of São Paulo.

According to investigations, the operation targets an alleged million-dollar money laundering scheme linked to the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital).

"New face of the PCC"
In an interview with CNN Brasil this Thursday (21), prosecutor Lincoln Gakiya stated that Deolane would be part of the PCC's "financial architecture" since 2022.

According to him, the influencer is part of what he called the "new face" of the faction, made up of people who would not be baptized members of the criminal group, but who would help with financial transactions and money laundering.

, private accounts were used illegally to hide money. She is not a baptized member of the PCC, but she is a fundamental player [...] In her case [Deolane], private accounts were used illegally to hide money."]In her case [Deolane], private accounts were used illegally to hide money. She is not a baptized member of the PCC, but she is a fundamental player [...] In her case [Deolane], private accounts were used illegally to hide money.

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The prosecutor also stated that Deolane was close to family members of Marcola and Alejandro Camacho, including participating in parties, trips and family gatherings.

Deolane has been involved in laundering organized crime money since 2022, says Gakiya | CNN 360°

Tickets and beginning of the investigation
The case began in 2019, after the seizure of manuscripts and notes from inmates at Penitentiary II of Presidente Venceslau.

According to investigations, the documents described internal dynamics of the PCC and mentioned a "woman from the transport company", who would help in attacks against public agents.

This "woman"'s identity was not revealed by the investigation. Following this, three successive investigations were launched.

The first investigated the prisoners found with the manuscripts. The second identified the company Lopes Lemos Transportes, identified as an instrument of money laundering by the faction.

During the so-called Operation Side by Side, the seizure of a cell phone revealed conversations and bank receipts that, according to investigators, would connect Deolane to Everton de Souza, known as "Player".

According to the document, "proof of deposits allocated to accounts linked to the one under investigation were found."

For the police, this set of records would be compatible with operational action within the financial structure investigated.

Next steps
The investigation remains under the responsibility of Gaeco de Presidente Prudente and the Civil Police of São Paulo.

Read also: "Who washes R$ 24.5 thousand?", says Deolane's sister in a new publication

In addition to preventive arrests, the operation also targets asset blockades, financial transactions and companies allegedly used to hide resources linked to the PCC.

The defenses of those under investigation spoke out throughout the day and denied irregularities.

"Justice will be done", says Deolane as he leaves the police station in SP | CNN 360º

Other side
In a note, Deolane's defense spoke out on Thursday night (21). Read in full:

"The technical defense of lawyer 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 on the events that resulted in her preventive arrest on today, 21.05.26: initially we emphasize her most 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 them disproportionate the measures signed against Deolane and this defense panel will continue to cooperate technically with the Court to demonstrate the lawfulness of its activities as a lawyer that it is, fully trusting in the discernment, reasonableness and impartiality of the Judiciary".

On social media, the influencer's lawyer and sister, Daniele Bezerra, stated that Deolane's new arrest means persecution against the lawyer. See full note:

"Today, once again, they are trying to transform assumptions into truths and headlines into convictions. The arrest of Deolane Bezerra, on allegations of participation in a criminal organization, is born surrounded by lessons, narratives and persecutions that have been repeated for some time. Accusing is easy. It is difficult to prove. In Brazil, unfortunately, many times, one first exposes oneself, destroys one's image and condemns oneself in public opinion... and only then seeks evidence to support what has been done. And that is It is serious. It cannot be accepted that Justice is used as a spectacle, nor that people are treated as guilty before due legal process. Prison cannot be an instrument of pressure, marketing or social revenge. Anyone who knows the history, the struggle and its trajectory knows that there is a huge difference between facts and narratives created to fuel attacks.

Influencer Deolane Bezerra is arrested in an operation against the PCC in SP

Source: CNN