PF arrests in Pará suspected of running a network that sent Brazilian women for sexual exploitation in Israel

In Ananindeua, in addition to the arrest of the suspect, two search and seizure warrants were executed. The operation also took place in Goiânia (GO), where another search and seizure warrant was executed.

The investigation began in February 2025, based on information shared by the Israel Police, and is the result of an investigation conducted by the Israeli authorities into the same criminal group.

According to the PF, the organization's leader used social networks and messaging applications to recruit women interested in traveling abroad. The group provided travel and accommodation for the victims and maintained operators in Brazil responsible for publishing advertisements on specialized websites and scheduling clients.

The investigations also indicate that the amounts obtained abroad were collected in cash and sent to Brazil through Brazilians residing outside the country, who would act in a clandestine exchange scheme.

The main person under investigation had preventive detention ordered by the Federal Court. According to the elements gathered so far, the group would have acted continuously and created a structure aimed at exploiting Brazilian women in several countries.

As determined by the Federal Court, the seizure and blocking of assets and valuables of those under investigation were adopted up to a limit of R$10 million. The suspension of the activities of two companies linked to the investigated prisoner was also determined.

The court also authorized the seizure of passports, electronic monitoring and the ban on leaving the country for two suspects.