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Minister Flávio Dino denied in a monocratic decision the habeas corpus request of lawyer and influencer Deolane Bezerra, arrested on May 21 in Operation Vérnix on suspicion of money laundering for the First Capital Command (PCC). STF Complaint No. 95,223, signed on May 23 and published on May 24, 2026, rejected the request considering that the STF is not the appropriate instance to contest a first instance decision. ✓
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"RECLAMAÇÃO 95.223 SÃO PAULO RELATOR :MIN. FLÁVIO DINO"
"negou pedido de soltura da influenciadora Deolane Bezerra, presa na última quinta-feira (21) na Operação Vérnix, que investiga lavagem de dinheiro da organização criminosa Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)"
Dino based the denial on two arguments: first, that "the attacked act consists of a decision rendered in the first degree of jurisdiction, against which adequate means of challenge are available"; second, that even if there were jurisdiction, "I do not detect manifest illegality or teratology capable of granting the habeas corpus order ex officio". The decision determined: "Given the above, I deny proceedings to this complaint". ✓
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"Observo que o ato atacado consiste em decisão proferida em primeiro grau de jurisdição, contra a qual cabível meio adequado de impugnação, observados seus pressupostos de admissibilidade"
"De qualquer maneira, ainda que superado referido óbice, não detecto manifesta ilegalidade ou teratologia hábil à concessão da ordem de habeas corpus de ofício. Ante o exposto, nego seguimento à presente reclamação"
Deolane Bezerra, 38 years old with more than 20 million followers on social media, was arrested in Operation Vérnix on charges of acting as "organized crime cashier" in a scheme that moved PCC resources through a transport company in Presidente Venceslau (SP). According to the investigation, faction money was deposited in accounts linked to the influencer before returning to the criminal group, making financial tracking difficult. ✓
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"Deolane Bezerra tem 38 anos, e é famosa na internet, conhecida por ostentar sua riqueza nas redes sociais, com mais de 20 milhões de seguidores"
"atuava como 'caixa do crime organizado' em esquema de lavagem de dinheiro para o Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), segundo investigação do Ministério Público e da Polícia Civil de São Paulo. De acordo com os investigadores, valores da facção eram depositados em contas ligadas à influenciadora e misturados a recursos de outras atividades antes de retornarem ao grupo criminoso, dificultando o rastreamento financeiro"
The influencer became known after the death of her husband, funk singer MC Kevin, in May 2021, when he fell from the fifth-floor balcony of a hotel in Rio de Janeiro. Police investigations concluded the death was accidental and the case was closed. This is Deolane's second arrest — she was previously detained in September 2024 during Operation Integration, which investigated money laundering and illegal gambling schemes in Recife. ✓
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"Ela ficou conhecida após a morte trágica de seu então marido, o funkeiro MC Kevin, em maio de 2021, que caiu da varanda do quinto andar de um hotel no Rio de Janeiro... As investigações da polícia concluíram que a morte do cantor foi resultado de um acidente. O caso foi arquivado"
"Deolane foi presa pela primeira vez em setembro de 2024, durante desdobramentos da Operação Integration. Ela foi detida em Recife pela Polícia Civil, que investigava um esquema de lavagem de dinheiro e jogos ilegais"
Flávio Dino denied Deolane Bezerra's habeas corpus request in a decision signed on May 23 and published on May 24, 2026
The decision was based on the inadequacy of STF jurisdiction for first instance decisions
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (2)
Deolane was monitored by Interpol during trip to Italy before arrest
TJSP denied habeas corpus request on preliminary injunction presented by defense in the same period
Conflicting versions (1)
Type of legal procedure analyzed by Flávio Dino
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What is the number of the original criminal case of Operation Vérnix against Deolane Bezerra at TJSP?
Why it's still unknown: Attempt to obtain the specific case number from the TJ-SP portal failed due to system navigation limitations
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What is the complete legal reasoning of the first instance judge to decree preventive detention?
Why it's still unknown: The first instance decision that motivated the arrest was not located in the documents obtained by researchers
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Are there precedents by Flávio Dino himself in analogous habeas corpus cases against PCC-related arrests?
Why it's still unknown: No analysis was found of the minister's jurisprudential trajectory in similar cases to establish the doctrinal context of the decision