PCC, Federal Police, and Reag Investimentos: Sale of R$ 100 Million Under Suspicion of Money Laundering

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Published on 09/09/2025 at 15:21

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Reag Investimentos Sold for R$ 100 Million After Federal Police Operation Against PCC and Money Laundering Suspicions.

Changes in Leadership at Reag Investimentos

On Sunday (7), Reag Investimentos informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) that the founder and chairman of the board, João Carlos Falbo Mansur, has stepped down.

Together with him, independent advisor Altair Tadeu Rossato and financial director Fabiana Franco have also left their positions.

The remaining board members will choose the replacements, as stipulated by the company’s bylaws. These departures have paved the way for a transformation in the company’s control.

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Executives Take over Command Through Arandu Partners

The most significant change was the acquisition of 87.38% of Reag Investimentos by the holding company Arandu Partners, formed by executives from the management itself.

The company estimated the deal at R$ 100 million and may add extra values based on its performance over the next five years. However, the agreement still needs to meet legal requirements.

Sale Occurs After Federal Police Operation Against PCC

The operation, dubbed Operation Hidden Carbon, targeted a money laundering scheme linked to organized crime.

At the time, the company’s headquarters, located on Avenida Faria Lima in São Paulo, was the target of search and seizure warrants. Despite the repercussions, Reag stated that negotiations for the sale were already underway with potential independent buyers.

Investigations Reveal Billion-Dollar Money Laundering Scheme

Federal Police investigations indicate that the scheme involved everything from the production to the distribution of fuels in Brazil. Moreover, fintechs, investment funds, and other financial institutions were also under investigation.

The alleged billion-dollar money laundering scheme raised significant concerns about the vulnerability of the financial market.

Official Position of Reag Investimentos

In a statement, the company expressed that it received “with surprise the disclosures involving it in supposed irregularities investigated under Operation Hidden Carbon.”

Reag also emphasized that it “rejects any involvement in illegal structures and highlights that, as a regulated financial institution, it operates in accordance with existing regulations in the financial and capital markets.”

Context and Repercussions

Thus, the sale of Reag Investimentos amid the investigations raises a delicate question: how large financial institutions can be used for criminal practices without proper oversight.

On the other hand, the entry of executives into the control of the company may signal an attempt to reposition the brand and preserve credibility in the market.

Therefore, experts assess that the Federal Police operation against PCC will have long-term repercussions, both for Reag and for the financial sector in general, as it brings into debate the mechanisms to combat money laundering in Brazil.

PCC, Federal Police, and Reag Investimentos: Sale of R$ 100 Million Under Suspicion of Money Laundering

Reag Investimentos Sold for R$ 100 Million After Federal Police Operation Against PCC and Money Laundering Suspicions.

Changes in Leadership at Reag Investimentos

Executives Take over Command Through Arandu Partners

Sale Occurs After Federal Police Operation Against PCC

Investigations Reveal Billion-Dollar Money Laundering Scheme

Official Position of Reag Investimentos

Context and Repercussions

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PCC, Federal Police, and Reag Investimentos: Sale of R$ 100 Million Under Suspicion of Money Laundering

Reag Investimentos Sold for R$ 100 Million After Federal Police Operation Against PCC and Money Laundering Suspicions.

Changes in Leadership at Reag Investimentos

Executives Take over Command Through Arandu Partners

Sale Occurs After Federal Police Operation Against PCC

Investigations Reveal Billion-Dollar Money Laundering Scheme

Official Position of Reag Investimentos

Context and Repercussions

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Egypt wants to draw 10 million cubic meters of water from the Nile per day into the desert, irrigate a new agricultural frontier, and build a city where there is currently only sand.

Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

Chinese engineers begin filling a 217-meter dam at an altitude of 3,000 meters and prepare a 2,240 MW hydroelectric power plant to integrate hydropower, solar, and wind energy in the upper Jinsha.

A German architect built a cylindrical house in 1994 that rotates to follow the sun throughout the day, generates 5 times more energy than it consumes, and was the world’s first energy-positive house.

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