Lawyer and influencer Deolane Bezerra had her preventive detention upheld on Thursday (21) after a custody hearing — a hearing where a judge decides whether to maintain or revoke a person's recent arrest. Deolane was arrested in Barueri (SP) during Operation Vérnix, which investigates suspected money laundering for the PCC (First Command of the Capital). ✓
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"Presa preventivamente (sem prazo) durante a Operação Vérnix, deflagrada pela Polícia Civil e pelo Ministério Público de São Paulo, ela teve a prisão mantida pela Justiça após a sessão."
"A advogada e influenciadora digital Deolane Bezerra, presa em Alphaville, na cidade de Barueri, nesta quinta-feira (21)"
According to investigations, Deolane moved over R$ 7.6 million between 2018 and 2022, with cash deposits considered atypical. The police inquiry obtained by TV Globo states that "Deolane Bezerra dos Santos is today one of the most important people integrated into the vast and differentiated scheme of capital laundering managed by the criminal organization." ✓
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"As investigações apontam que a influenciadora teria movimentado mais de R$ 7,6 milhões entre 2018 e 2022, além de realizar depósitos em espécie considerados atípicos."
""Deolane Bezerra dos Santos é hoje uma das mais importantes pessoas integrantes do vasto e diferenciado esquema de lavagem e capitais gerido pela organização criminosa", afirma o inquérito policial, obtido pela TV Globo."
During the hearing held virtually at the Homicide Department (DHPP), Deolane cried and claimed to have been arrested "in the exercise of the profession" for practicing law. "I was arrested for practicing law, for an amount of R$ 24 thousand deposited in my account, by a client," she said. The defense, led by lawyer Josimary Rocha de Vilhena, requested house arrest based on Article 318-A of the Criminal Procedure Code — a law that grants the right to house arrest to mothers with children up to 12 years old. Deolane has a 9-year-old daughter. ✓
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""Excelência, eu fui presa no exercício da profissão. À época dos fatos, eu advogava. É um processo bem antigo, de 2019, 2020. Eu quero deixar bem claro, mesmo sabendo que aqui não se trata de mérito, que eu fui presa por estar advogando, por uma quantia de R$ 24 mil depositada em minha conta, por um cliente que consta no próprio relatório da polícia o meu acompanhamento ao cliente""
"A defesa é baseada no Artigo 318-A do Código Penal, que dá o direito de responder ao processo em liberdade ou sob prisão domiciliar a mães com filhos de até 12 anos incompletos."
The judge denied the request and maintained the preventive detention. The decision was made by the 3rd Court of Presidente Venceslau, the jurisdiction where the investigation originated through notes seized in 2019 at the local prison. Deolane was transferred on Friday (22) to the Tupi Paulista Women's Penitentiary. ✓
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"A prisão preventiva havia sido decretada pela 3ª Vara do Foro de Presidente Venceslau."
"A prisão de Deolane Bezerra na Operação Vérnix teve origem na troca de bilhetes e manuscritos apreendidos em 2019 em um presídio de Presidente Venceslau."
Deolane was arrested during Operation Vérnix and had preventive detention maintained after custody hearing on May 21, 2026
Defense based house arrest request on the fact that Deolane is mother of a 9-year-old child
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
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Deolane claimed to have psychological problems during the hearing
Investigation originated from notes seized in 2019 at Presidente Venceslau prison
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Legal basis invoked by defense
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What was the judge's specific legal reasoning for denying the house arrest request?
Why it's still unknown: Sources only report that the request was denied, without detailing the judicial decision's arguments.
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Who was the client mentioned by Deolane who deposited R$ 24 thousand in her account?
Why it's still unknown: Deolane did not inform in the hearing who the client would be, and sources do not identify the person.
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What was the position of the PGR or Public Ministry regarding the house arrest request?
Why it's still unknown: Sources only mention that the MP defended the ratification of preventive detention, without detailing the argumentation.
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What are the STF precedents on house arrest for mothers with minor children in money laundering cases?
Why it's still unknown: The defense cited 'STF understanding' but sources do not specify which decisions or theses were invoked.