From Gas Stations to Fintechs: How Crime Slipped Into Brazil’s Everyday Economy

Key Points Brazil’s biggest investigations are increasingly centered on ordinary businesses and retail finance, not just stereotypical organized crime. The modern playbook is camouflage: layers of companies, accountants, invoices, and investment structures that make illicit money look routine. The risk is systemic: weak governance and misaligned incentives can turn a fraud probe into a confidence […]