Santo Antônio do Pinhal Treasury Employee Held Over Alleged R$6 Million Diversion Linked to Online Betting

Overview

• Police arrested the 31-year-old career civil servant after internal controls flagged irregular transfers from municipal accounts.
• She was indicted for peculato and remains in preventive detention following a custody hearing, with inquiries targeting possible accomplices.
• Investigators report a confession and say large sums went to digital betting platforms, with about R$ 800,000 blocked or recovered to date.
• Funds were allegedly funneled through multiple private accounts and a camouflaged account within the city’s system to delay detection.
• Courts ordered asset freezes and the breaking of banking and tax secrecy, as the municipality pursues civil and administrative actions for restitution and potential dismissal.