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São Paulo Councilor Arrested as Authorities Freeze R$194 Million in PCC Money‑Laundering Probe

Seized evidence points to a scheme investigators say used the Transunião bus concession and political operatives to launder funds linked to the Primeiro Comando da Capital.

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Overview

  • The Ministry Public of São Paulo and the Civil Police carried out Operation Última Parada that led to the arrest of city councilor Senival Moura and other suspects and to a court order freezing R$194 million in bank accounts.
  • Investigators recovered digital files and a handwritten PCC letter describing a R$15 million shortfall that helped focus the probe on transfers routed through Transunião Transportes.
  • The operation, which took place on Thursday, involved arrests of figures nicknamed 'Cachorrão' and 'Sapo', search warrants in São Paulo and Extrema (MG), and at least two named suspects who remain at large.
  • Judicial measures also immobilized 117 vehicles, 21 properties and three boats, removed Transunião directors from their posts, and prompted the city to prepare administrative and contractual steps to keep bus lines running.
  • The investigation traces to the 2020 murder of Transunião’s former president and builds on earlier probes into criminal links in the bus sector, raising the prospect of tighter oversight of concessions and further political and legal fallout.