Funk singers MC Brisola, MC Paiva and GHDO7 are cited in an investigation from the São Paulo Public Prosecution Service (MPSP) and the Federal Police (PF) who led to the arrest of four civil police officers of the 6th Police District of Santo André (SP), in the third phase of Operation Latus Action, launched on Friday (25).
The operation investigates a corruption scheme in which agents charged bribes of influencers and funkeiros investigated for promoting illegal raffles on social networks.
According to MPSP, police used preliminary investigations called the VPIs verification (VPIs) to press artists to pay improper amounts, in exchange for the filing of the procedures.
The findings indicate that the police did not give formal follow -up to the cases – the intention was only to extort the targets and their lawyers.
Silas Rodrigues Santos, known as Mc Brisola, would have paid $ 20,000 – 10% of the value initially required – to interrupt an open VPI against it.
David José Xavier Paiva, known as Mc Paiva and Gustavo Henrique Ramos Toledo, the MC GHDO7 were also cited in the investigations.
According to the operation’s reports, the names of the artists appeared in folders organized by the police themselves, who maintained records, meetings of meetings with their lawyers and planned approaches for bribery collection.
Producer Love Funk, led by Henrique Alexandre Barros Vianna, the “rat”, is also mentioned as the target of approaches and part of the negotiations.
The Public Prosecution Service classified the 6th DP as a “bribery collection center” focused on extorting influencers. The findings remain under the responsibility of Gaeco and the task force to combat organized crime (Ficco-SP), with the support of the Civil Police Corregedoria.
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MC GHDO7’s defense said in a statement that the singer’s image was never associated with any illicit practice throughout his career, always being guided by
Ethics, for honest work and respect for your audience.
“Gustavo was not indicted for corruption in the so -called Latus Action II Operation, conducted by the Federal Police. After exhausting investigation, it was demonstrated in a
Clara that there has never been any bribe payment by Gustavo or anyone linked to him. Even Gustavo is unaware of any payment made through his former patron, having received only the attorney’s fees due for his legal services, ”he adds.
THE CNN Search and try to contact the defense of the other funkeiros cited, but did not get a return until the publication of this article.
LATUS ACTIO OPERATION
The first phase of Operation Latus Action was launched on March 12, 2024, when agents served 15 search and seizure warrants in the cities of Guarujá, Itu and Indaiatuba and the state capital.
More than R $ 60 million in properties and luxury vehicles . The objective was to collect more evidence of crimes against the tax order, money laundering and other offenses.
The “Latus Action II” was held on December 12 last year, when a civil policeman was arrested. Funkeiro MC Paiva was one of the targets of the five search and seizure orders in the second phase.
According to police, artists who promoted illegal raffles feared that investigations conducted by suspicious police officers would result in court orders, which would determine in blocking their profiles on the networks, especially on Instagram.
Therefore, influencers would have agreed to pay bribes to agents to avoid economic and image losses.
The investigation is coordinated by the task force to combat organized crime (FICCO-SP) in partnership with the Special Action Group on the Repression of Organized Crime (Gaeco) of the São Paulo Public Prosecution Service.
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