Court orders the arrest of country singer Gusttavo Lima for money laundering

The court ordered the arrest of Gusttavo Lima for money laundering in a betting scheme that generated R$3 billion. An operation against the countryman is the one that led to Deolane’s arrest

The Court of Pernambuco ordered the arrest of the singer Gusttavo Lima this Monday (23). The court also ordered the singer’s passport to be confiscated.

Gusttavo Lima is the target of Operation Integration, which seeks to curb money laundering and the practice of illegal gambling. According to the Pernambuco Court of Justice (TJPE), the process is processed confidentially, because the case is in the initial phase of the police investigation.

At the beginning of the month, a plane was seized in the name of the company Balada Eventos e Produções LTDA., which has Gusttavo Lima as a partner – see more information below.

The arrest decision takes place in the same investigation as the influencer Deolane Bezerra was arrested. According to investigators, a criminal organization under investigation would have generated R$3 billion from illegal gambling. The company Esportes da Sorte is also under investigation in the action.

The investigation began in December 2022, after seizing approximately R$180,000. Since then, the operation has been expanding the range of information and data collected. On the 4th, there was a major operation.

On the 4th, a plane was seized in the city of Jundiaí, inside São Paulo. The plane is registered in the name of the company Balada Eventos e Produções LTDA. The company’s partner is the singer Gusttavo Lima.

According to registration with the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), the Cessna 560XLS aircraft holds up to 9 passengers and operates in private air services, and cannot operate air taxis.