U.S. Government imposes sanctions on Brazilian individual accused of laundering $30 million for the PCC.

Summary

• The US government punished Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada for laundering over $30 million for the PCC.
• The network was run from two locations in Florida and São Paulo, assisted by Stella Stefanie de Oliveira.
• The CPC and the Red Command were designated as terrorist groups by the U.S. Department of State on May 29.
• In July 2025, the Public Prosecutor of São Paulo accused Shimada of engaging in money laundering. The scheme involved using Victory Trading to launder funds obtained from a Brazilian football club.

The US government imposed sanctions on Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada from Brazil for allegedly laundering over $30 million for the PCC. It is reported that the laundering operations spanned from Florida to São Paulo and involved utilizing the US financial system to transfer illegal faction funds.

OFAC, a department under the US Treasury, imposed the sanction. The US government also alleges that Shimada collaborated with Stella Stefanie de Oliveira in managing resource movements in São Paulo. Oliveira is responsible for logistics and operations intermediation.

The U.S. Treasury’s official document mentioned that “networks targeted in the operation facilitate drug trafficking by moving significant amounts of cash for cartels and engaging in other illicit activities to fund the CCP.”

Classification as a group associated with terrorism

The penalty on Shimada was imposed following the designation of the CPC and the Red Command (CV) as terrorist groups by the U.S. Department of State on May 29, with the ruling coming into effect on June 5.

The OFAC has previously taken action against the faction, including adding the CCP to the sanctions list in 2021 for connections to international drug trafficking. In 2024, Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo was also added to the list for alleged involvement in the organization’s money laundering activities.

Joining a football team.

Victory Trading, a company associated with Shimada, was involved in laundering funds from a Brazilian football club through the US financial system before returning them to Brazil, as stated by authorities investigating the matter.

In July 2025, Shimada was accused by the Public Prosecutor of São Paulo of engaging in money laundering through a criminal network spanning from Miami to São Paulo, which utilized cryptocurrencies and front businesses for transferring funds.

The American sanction now blocks Shimada’s assets in the US and prohibits American citizens and businesses from engaging in any dealings with him. The FBI, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Internal Security Task Force (HSTF) collaborate in a joint effort to combat criminal groups in Brazil.

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