Police across Brazil are wrapping up a massive investigation that includes organized crime, illegal gambling, and money laundering. They’ve already arrested two dozen people, including the wife and father-in-law of a prominent soccer player.
Brazilian soccer player Pedro Guilherme and wife Fernanda Nogueira in a social media photo
The Rio Grande do Sul (RS) Civil Police have indicted 24 people for their involvement in the scheme. The accused began to fall last Friday when the police executed search and seizure warrants in a condominium in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, seizing two armored vans in the process.
Although the Department of Criminal Investigations didn’t reveal the names of the accused, local media did its part to uncover the mystery. Media outlet G1 found that among them are psychologist Fernanda Nogueira, the wife of Flamengo striker Pedro Guilherme, and her father, businessman Vanderlei Gonçalves Nogueira.
Brazilian soccer player Pedro Guilherme and wife Fernanda Nogueira in a social media photo
The Rio Grande do Sul (RS) Civil Police have indicted 24 people for their involvement in the scheme. The accused began to fall last Friday when the police executed search and seizure warrants in a condominium in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, seizing two armored vans in the process.
Although the Department of Criminal Investigations didn’t reveal the names of the accused, local media did its part to uncover the mystery. Media outlet G1 found that among them are psychologist Fernanda Nogueira, the wife of Flamengo striker Pedro Guilherme, and her father, businessman Vanderlei Gonçalves Nogueira.