Digital influencer Deolane Bezerra is the target of an investigation by São Paulo Civil Police for alleged involvement in organized crime. Reports from the Financial Activities Control Council (Coaf) show that the lawyer and influencer’s company moved almost three times what was permitted. The information was published exclusively by SBT.
According to Coaf, Deolane’s company moved BRL 13 million between May 2021 and May 2022, well above the BRL 4.8 million limit set by Simples Nacional.
The new investigation was launched at the same police station responsible for the July raid of Deolane Bezerra’s mansion. Although she’s trying to demonstrate that her recent legacy has come from endorsement deals, the celebrity will face charges of crimes against consumer relations and criminal organization.
Earlier, ads were posted on the influencer’s social networks, promising to be very profitable. In one of them, Deolane states, “And it’s not because I’m an ambassador, it’s because Lance Millionaire is the best out there”. In a recent publication, the lawyer quotes: “It’s the company that I prefer to market today, I don’t have a job, it doesn’t satisfy my patience, the return is very good,” she explained and mentioned the sale of a product gambling character.
Deolane Bezerra’s sisters, Daiane and Daniele, are also part of the investigation. They act as partners of the company “Bezerra Publicidade” and use advertisements advertised with similar methods.
According to the survey, “the influencers do not act as ‘advertisement’ of the items, but as ‘de facto partners’ with the manufacturers to receive a ‘percentage’ of the sale of each item”. The document points to “repeated” practices of crimes against consumer relations, as influencers used ease to persuade their followers because of the trust they had earned.
EM OFF exclusively found that the São Paulo Civil Police could request the preventive detention of Deolane Bezerra because they fear the blogger will leave Brazil.
If Deolane and her sisters are shown to have influenced the consumer by providing advice or misleading information about a particular good or service through their advertising, they will be sentenced to 2 (two) to 5 (five) years imprisonment, or fine.
Withdrawal and money laundering:
Deolane Bezerra is also under investigation for tax evasion. The blogger declared to the IRS a total income of R$67,026.32, an amount deemed incompatible with the life of luxury that the blogger flaunts on her social networks.
“In analyzing the subjects’ modest ‘individual’ income tax return, we found that it contrasted with the ‘luxurious and expensive’ lifestyle of digital influencer Dra Deolane, which is why we understand the rationale behind the institution’s bank account disclosures to Coaf in regards to.” on identifying evidence of tax evasion,” the document said.
According to the investigation, some of Deolane Bezerra’s fortune believed to be the result of endorsement deals “may actually be the result of activities aimed at laundering money from the drug trade”.
Connection to criminal group:
The São Paulo Civil Police also launched a third investigation into Deolane Bezerra for money laundering and criminal association. Based on the report released by Coaf, agents will investigate the attorney’s dealings with members of organized crime.
The influencer bought cars from two people associated with bus companies in São Paulo: Upbus and Qualibus. According to police, the two companies are controlled by members of the First Command of the Capital (PCC) criminal group.
The blogger also sold vehicles to these people, a practice considered money laundering by São Paulo police. In July, two luxury cars owned by Deolane Bezerra were confiscated. The blogger tried to get the cars back, but her request was denied by the court.