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Federal prosecutors charge 12 family members with migrant smuggling and money laundering
oglobo26 August 2026 at 17:15
The Federal Public Ministry charged 12 members of the same family with being part of a criminal organization specialized in migrant smuggling, responsible for the illegal sending of at least 673 Brazilians to the United States between 2017 and 2023, moving more than 40 million reais. The gang was led by two brothers who controlled the entire operation, from recruiting migrants in Minas Gerais to delivering them at the U.S. northern border, while other family members participated in laundering the illicitly obtained money.
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