The São Paulo Public Ministry indicted the businessmen Roberto Augusto Leme da Silva, known as Beto Louco, and Mohamad Hussein Mourad, known as Primo, for the crimes of money laundering and ideological falsehood. The indictment is the result of Operation Carbono Oculto, which investigates an organized crime money laundering scheme in the fuel sector. It now falls to the Court to decide whether to accept the indictment.
According to the MP, the two defendants led the scheme, which involved everything from fuel adulteration at gas stations to the use of refineries and fintechs to hide the illicit origin of the funds. Both remain at large and have not yet been located by authorities.
Roberto Augusto Leme da Silva, aka Beto Louco, was identified as one of the main financiers and beneficiaries of the scheme. He used companies such as Aster, which had its licenses revoked by ANP (National Petroleum Agency), to inject money into the criminal organization.
Operation Carbono Oculto was launched against this billion-dollar scheme linked to the PCC in the fuel sector. In the week prior to this indictment, the MP had already taken other measures related to the case.
