The Federal Justice in São Paulo ordered on Tuesday (7) the release of Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira, who was temporarily detained on suspicion of involvement in a money laundering scheme for the PCC.
The ruling stated there were no grounds to convert the temporary arrest into preventive detention and that measures such as asset blocking suffice for the current investigation. Lawyer Robson Cyrillo said he respects the decision and reaffirms confidence in Stella's innocence.
The same decision revoked temporary arrests for six suspects and ordered preventive detention for six others, including Victor Shimada, the operation's main target who remains at large. Stella and Shimada were sanctioned by the United States on July 1 for alleged PCC links.
São Paulo Civil Police investigations connect Shimada to a money laundering network through companies Wave Intermediações and Victory Trading. His name emerged in Operation Saturno, which began in 2024.
