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Operação Vérnix Detains Deolane Bezerra in PCC Money‑Laundering Probe

Years of forensic work traced deposits from a transport company alleged to be a laundering front, prompting R$357.5 million in judicial freezes.

Despacho do TJSP autoriza penhora de bens de Zambelli para pagamento de R$ 17,7 mil em indenização por direitos autorais.
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Overview

  • Operação Vérnix, carried out on Thursday, May 21, 2026, resulted in the arrest of influencer‑lawyer Deolane Bezerra and the detention of alleged financial operator Everton de Souza known as “Player.”
  • Investigators say the case grew from 2019 prison‑seized bilhetes and later cellphone and accounting forensics that linked a Presidente Venceslau transport firm to repeated fracionado deposits and transfers to accounts tied to intermediaries.
  • The São Paulo court ordered broad asset blocks totaling R$357.5 million, including R$27 million attributed to Deolane and the seizure of 39 vehicles valued at roughly R$8 million.
  • Police also issued preventive warrants for PCC leader Marco Willians Herbas Camacho (Marcola) and several relatives, and investigators say some suspects remain foragidos or abroad while probes continue.
  • The arrests have already sparked political attacks that show opposition figures sharing past images of Deolane with President Lula, and parallel state and federal actions—such as Ceará’s Operation Impacto V and recent STF moves in the Marielle case—underscore a wider push on organized‑crime financing.