Companies linked to the First Capital Command (CCP)investigated by fuel fraud in São Paulo, moved more than $ 1 billion between 2020 and 2024according to the IRS. 
Operation Spare, launched this Thursday (25), in São Paulo, points out that criminal organization used gas stations, motels and façade companies for money laundering and concealment of heritagethe.
To the Investigations revealed that criminals used money in kind and machines (credit and debit) via fintechs to launder illicit resources, which were later used to buy real estate and other assets.
With the features of the scheme, High value goods were purchased, such as a 23 meter yacht; two helicopters; a Lamborghini Urus, valued at R $ 4 million; besides land of more than R $ 20 million.
“It is estimated that the identified goods represent only 10% of the actual assets of those involved,” the revenue reports.
According to the recipe, More than 60 motels, linked to the group and in the name of “oranges”, would have moved R $ 450 millionwith profit of 45 million. There are evidence of money laundering in the use of 21 CNPJs linked to 98 establishments in the same franchise.
Despite the billionaire movement, the companies issued only R $ 550 million in invoices, between 2020 and 2024, and paid R $ 25 million in federal taxes (2.5% of financial movement). The profit for criminals reached almost 90 million in the period.
Still with the construction of 14 residential buildings in Santos, in 2010, the group moved R $ 260 million.
The IRS also detected irregularities in income tax statements, where members of the main target family increased the equity by about $ 120 million.
SPARE OPERATION
Operation Spare fulfilled 25 search and seizure warrants in the state capital and in the cities of Santo André, Barueri, Bertioga, Campos do Jordão and Osasco.
One of the main targets has been working in the network of gas stations for over 20 years, created for money laundering and tax evasion. “The structure was identified from the concentration of companies under the responsibility of a single service provider, which formally controlled about 400 posts – 200 being directly linked to the target and its associates,” says Revenue statement.
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