US announces sanctions against two people and three Brazilian companies for alleged links with the PCC

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during the signing of an executive order on quantum computing, on Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington
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The Trump administration announced this Wednesday (1st) sanctions against two Brazilians, three companies based in Brazil and a Portuguese company for alleged links with the criminal faction Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). The sanctions were formalized by the US Treasury Department.
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Brazilians sanctioned:
Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada;
Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira.
Companies sanctioned:
Victory Trading Intermediacão De Negocios Cobrancas E Tecnologia Ltda;
Pixwave Solucoes De Pagos Ltda;
Wave Construcoes Inteligentes Ltda;
Avenidas Flutuantes Unipessoal Lda (from Portugal).
This is the first round of economic sanctions announced by the Trump administration against targets it believes to be related to the Brazilian faction after having classified the PCC and the CV as international terrorist groups in June.
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In the statement from the Department of Treasury, the Trump administration once again called the CCP the "largest transnational criminal organization in the Western Hemisphere" and stated that the faction represents a "significant threat to US national security." Furthermore, he accused the PCC of using the North American financial system to launder money.
According to the US, Victor and Stella and the three companies mentioned were part of an international PCC money laundering network, which has been investigated in Florida. Another six accused of being part of this money laundering network were arrested in January this year in the North American state, according to the statement.
In June, the US State Department classified the PCC and Red Command (CV) as terrorist organizations, contrary to requests from the federal government. The determination opens space for harsher and unilateral actions by the United States, such as sanctioning Brazilian citizens and companies and, in the last resort, direct intervention in the national territory.
About Victor Shimada, the US called him a "key link between members of the PCC in Florida and international traffickers" and accused him of:
laundering more than US$30 million (around R$156 million) in illicit resources generated in several US cities, using cryptocurrencies to transferring amounts back to Brazil on behalf of the PCC;
getting involved in other financial crimes in addition to drug money laundering.
USA sanctions two people and three Brazilian companies for alleged links with the PCC on July 1, 2026.
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Shimada was indicted by the São Paulo Public Ministry in July 2025 for money laundering in connection with the VaideBet scandal, former sponsor of Corinthians. The US cited that Victory Trading, of which Shimada is a partner, was used to launder money diverted from a Brazilian football club, but did not mention the name of the black and white team in the statement.
Another company of which Shimada is a partner, Avenidas Flutuantes Unipessoal Lda, based in Portugal, was also sanctioned by the US this Wednesday.
As for Stella, the US stated that she is a relative of Shimada and acted as his secretary and intermediary in the collection of large amounts in money, providing essential logistical services for the network's laundering operations.
U.S. Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Gene Lange, stated in the statement that the Trump administration is confronting the "increasing presence of illicit revenue generation from the First Capital Command within the U.S."
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Victor Shimada, partner at Victory Trading Intermediacão De Negocios Cobrancas E Tecnologia Ltda, sanctioned by the US government on July 1, 2026.
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