Nego Di is the target of an investigation into suspected laundering of R$2 million with virtual raffles

Former BBB, comedian and influencer known as Nego Di is the target of an operation by the Public Ministry (MP) of Rio Grande do Sul this Friday (12). Dilson Alves da Silva Neto is being investigated on suspicion of money laundering, specifically around R$2 million from virtual raffles, according to the MP itself.

Operations and arrests

Gabriela Sousa is the influencer's wife and was arrested for carrying an unregistered weapon that is restricted to the Armed Forces. The couple's lawyers stated in a statement that they had no access to the records of the investigation launched against them. They also added that “those investigated will be proven innocent at a more opportune time.”

_{Restricted weapons and luxury cars were seized by the MP (Photo: reproduction/G1/Public Ministry/Disclosure)}

The investigation is targeting the couple and seeks to determine the suspicion that they laundered R$2 million acquired through the promotion of virtual raffles on their profiles on digital platforms that, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office, are illegal. The search and seizure warrants are being served this Friday (12), in the coastal region of Santa Catarina.

Although the Public Ministry did not disclose the identity of the targets of the operation, the report from the g1 portal confirmed that they were Nego Di and his wife.

Flávio Duarte is the public prosecutor responsible for the investigation and, according to him, two luxury vehicles were seized by the MP, as well as the restricted-use weapon. Gabriela Sousa was also arrested.

_{Gabriela Sousa, Nego Di's wife, is arrested after a PF operation (Photo: reproduction/Metrópole/Instagram/@negodioficial)}

The main objective of the searches is to find documents, social media, cell phones and objects that help to have a precise idea of ​​which crimes were committed and the amounts collected by the couple.

Finally, the MP also obtained from the Court the freezing of the funds and the unavailability of the assets of both those investigated and third parties who may be linked to the facts investigated.

Raffle scheme

Dilson Alves da Silva Neto was born in Porto Alegre and in 2021 he participated in Big Brother Brasil (BBB21) as Nego Di. The comedian entered as a member of the Camarote group (filled with people known to the public), after all, he was already recognized as a comedian and digital influencer. He was the third person eliminated from the program, with 98.76% of the votes in favor of his elimination.

_{Nego Di on BBB21 (Photo: reproduction/G1/Globo)}

Since then, Nego Di has been promoting raffles on social media, with rules stating that “whoever buys the most numbers” would win the prize. As a result, the Public Prosecutor's Office began investigating the practice and prompted the operation against him and his partner.

The influencer already has a history of sanctions from the RS Court for spreading fake news on his social networks and, following a decision by the Court of Justice, he was forced to delete the false publications he had made about the floods.

The news he was spreading was that the authorities in Rio Grande do Sul were preventing privately owned boats and jet skis from saving people and animals in the Canoas region, in Porto Alegre, because they did not have a driver's license.

He also shared images showing floating corpses, suggesting that they were caused by floods, however, they were from a flood that occurred in Rio de Janeiro.

In addition to being forced to delete the publications, the Court also prohibited Nego Di from posting false information again under possible penalty of a fine of R$100,000.

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Featured photo: Former BBB and digital influencer is the target of an operation by the Rio Grande do Sul Public Prosecutor's Office (Reproduction/g1/Disclosure)