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São Paulo Civil Police indicted influencer Deolane Bezerra and PCC leader Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, known as Marcola, for money laundering and organized crime charges under Operation Vérnix, launched on May 21. According to investigations, between 2018 and 2021, Deolane received R$ 1,067,505.00 in her personal account through fractional deposits below R$ 10,000 — a technique known as smurfing. The intermediary was Everton de Souza (alias 'Player'), who indicated Deolane's account for monthly 'closures' ordered by the faction's leadership. ◦
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"Entre 2018 e 2021, Deolane recebeu em sua conta física R$ 1.067.505,00 em depósitos fracionados abaixo de R$ 10 mil, técnica conhecida como smurfing). Segundo a polícia, o intermediador era Everton de Souza (vulgo 'Player'), que indicava a conta de Deolane para 'fechamentos' mensais."
Besides Deolane and Marcola, five other people were indicted: Alejandro Juvenal Herbas Camacho Junior, Marcola's brother; nephews Paloma Sanches Herbas Camacho and Leonardo Alexsander Ribeiro Herbas Camacho; businessman Everton de Souza; and accountant Eduardo Affonso Rodrigues. The investigation indicates the scheme used a transport company, Lado a Lado, in Presidente Venceslau, which allegedly moved R$ 327 million linked to the faction. ✓
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"Além de Deolane e Marcola, a Polícia Civil indiciou outras cinco pessoas apontadas como integrantes do esquema: Alejandro Juvenal Herbas Camacho Junior, irmão do chefe da facção; os sobrinhos Paloma Sanches Herbas Camacho e Leonardo Alexsander Ribeiro Herbas Camacho; o empresário Everton de Souza, citado pelos investigadores como parceiro de Deolane; e o contador Eduardo Affonso Rodrigues"
During searches, police found a box containing about R$ 50,000 in cash with 'Dr Deolane' engraved on the lid, plus a money counting machine at Everton de Souza's residence. Companies linked to Deolane moved about R$ 140 million between 2022 and 2024, according to the investigation. The influencer maintained control of a network of 35 companies registered at the same address in Martinópolis. ✓
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"Durante as buscas da Operação Vérnix, a Polícia encontrou uma máquina de contar dinheiro e uma caixa com cerca de R$ 50 mil em espécie com o nome "Dra Deolane" gravado na tampa. Os itens estavam na residência de Everton de Souza, conhecido como "Player"."
Deolane denies any relationship with PCC and states she is 'not a criminal'. Marcola declared he doesn't know the influencer and said he was 'outraged' by the Civil Police allegations. The Public Prosecutor's Office is expected to file criminal charges against the group, according to Folha de S.Paulo. ✓
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"A defesa de Marco Willians Herbas Camacho, o Marcola, considerado o chefe máximo do PCC, disse, na quarta-feira (27), que ele não conhece a influenciadora Deolane e que ficou "indignado" com a investigação sobre lavagem de dinheiro da facção."
Operation Vérnix was launched on May 21, 2026
Transport company Lado a Lado moved R$ 327 million
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (2)
Deolane's companies moved R$ 140 million between 2022-2024
Deolane controlled network of 35 companies at same address
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What are the specific jurisprudential precedents that will be applied in the case?
Why it's still unknown: No source identified the specific doctrine or tests that the Public Prosecutor's Office will use in the charges
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What is Deolane's specific legal defense beyond the general denial?
Why it's still unknown: Sources were unable to contact her defense to comment on the indictment
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Are there precedents for differentiated procedural treatment for influencers in similar cases?
Why it's still unknown: No source comparatively analyzed other cases involving celebrities in money laundering investigations