Internal Affairs investigates mention of SP delegate by PF investigator

The Internal Affairs Division of the Civil Police of São Paulo initiated a procedure to investigate the alleged participation of delegate Fábio Pinheiro Lopes, current director of Dope (Department of Strategic Police Operations), in a money laundering scheme linked to organized crime.

The decision comes after the delegate's name was mentioned in a conversation on a messaging application between Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada, identified by the Federal Police as a member of a criminal organization and sanctioned by the USA for links with the PCC (First Command of the Capital), and lawyer Romany Cutolo Bonente, known as "Roma".

According to the PF report, an audio mentions that one of those investigated needs to send R$100,000 to a person identified as "Fabio Caipira do Deic". The delegate is known by the nickname "Caipira".

The suspect was director of Deic (State Department of Criminal Investigations), but was removed from his position by the Government of São Paulo in December 2024, after his name was mentioned in Vinícius Gritzbach's statement about involvement between police officers and members of the PCC.

He was later appointed director of Dope (Department of Strategic Police Operations).

In a note, the SSP-SP (São Paulo State Department of Public Security) reported that as soon as it became aware of the case, the Internal Affairs Department opened an investigation and shared information with the Federal Police.

CNN Brasil did not locate the defense of delegate Fábio Lopes. The space remains open for possible demonstrations.

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An audio extracted from Shimada's cell phone revealed an alleged payment of R$100,000 to a person called "Fábio Caipira do Deic".

The message was sent in the early hours of May 15, 2024 to lawyer Romany Cutolo Bonente, Roma, who reports the difficulty of managing values related to the group's financial operations. Roma would also have complained that Shimada used third-party money to pay off other debts.

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In the document, however, there is no information that the money had been transferred. The police officer mentioned was not formally charged in the case.

Rome would also have indicated millionaire amounts pending with different people.

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Shimada, who is currently on the run, was the target of sanctions imposed by the United States Treasury Department, and is identified by North American authorities as a financial link between members of the PCC (First Command of the Capital) in Florida and international drug traffickers.

According to investigations, the businessman used more than 70 shell companies to launder money from international drug trafficking.

*Under the supervision of Carolina Figueiredo

Source: CNN