Czech David Soukup, 32, who is believed by Brazilian prosecutors to be one of the leaders of an organized network of financial fraud practices based on false promises of high profits with investments on the stock exchange, was arrested in Germany and is already in preventive detention.
CM knows that his detention in Portugal was planned. However, David Soukup left our country on the eve of an operation that resulted in the arrest on 6 March of four network operators (three Brazilians and one Portuguese) awaiting extradition to Brazil at large, subject only to charges.
The Aliens and Borders Service, which carried out the arrests, informed the Austrian authorities that David Soukup could go to that country. However, the suspect from the Czech Republic eventually traveled to Berlin, Germany, where he was arrested by the local police.
It should be remembered that the fraud being investigated in Brazil originates from the activities of Pineal Marketing Unipessoal. Established in January 2022 in Brazil, the firm has offices in Lisbon.
Recruiters working on the street or through “call centers” were supposed to recruit victims.
There are records of hundreds of victims in Portugal and Brazil, some of them left in poverty because of the investment.
The suspects, already in custody, face charges in Brazil for commercial electronic fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and embezzlement.