Investigations by the Civil Police of Santa Catarina result in record seizures of money and vehicles focusing on combating money laundering in 2025.
Civil Police of Santa Catarina spoke about cryptocurrencies and increased tracking in 2025 (Credit: PCSC).
The Civil Police of Santa Catarina (PCSC) released the annual report of the activities of the State Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DEIC) last Thursday (18). The corporation presented figures showing the collection of more than R$ 2.2 billion in assets and values linked to criminal organizations during the year 2025.
The financial data released by ASCOM/PCSC represents an increase of 200.69% compared to what the institution recorded in the previous year.
This significant growth reflects the strategy of security forces to suffocate the economic power of illegal groups and prevent the enjoyment of resources obtained through illicit means.
Cryptocurrency tracking in Santa Catarina has increased and the delegate says that no one is safe
Daniel Régis, director of DEIC, emphasized that police work has evolved to reach hidden assets in decentralized technologies. The delegate explained that offenders believed they were safe by transferring their resources to cryptocurrencies, but the police can now break that barrier.
The investigation teams use modern methods to identify the flow of capital in the network and request the judicial blocking of these funds.
In this way, the state manages to prevent money converted into digital currencies from financing new crimes or enriching those involved.
“Criminals believed that by transferring funds to cryptoassets, they would be safe. Today we are able to identify, trace, and promote the judicial seizure of these resources. The criminal's objective is not only to commit the crime but to enjoy the result, and that is precisely what we have been focusing on,” highlighted in a statement published by the State of Santa Catarina.
Ulisses Gabriel, the general delegate of PCSC, and Marcelo Nogueira, the general director, also participated in the conference in the Press Room of the General Delegation in Florianópolis (SC). The deputy director of the specialized unit, Carolina Surita, was present to detail the functioning of the qualified repression against organized crime.
Investments in technology and infrastructure
The administration invested in the purchase of 96 high-performance computers between the years 2023 and 2025 to support this analytical demand.
These devices allow for the rapid processing of large volumes of banking and telematic data needed to uncover complex money laundering schemes.
The government allocated R$ 2,016,132.60 for the acquisition of seven robust vehicles aimed at special operations.
The new vehicles reinforce the agents' rapid response capability in missions that require quick movement and security throughout the state of Santa Catarina.
Interstate operations and arrests
The DEIC agents carried out a total of 256 police operations over the last twelve months. This number exceeds the number of working days in the year and highlights the intense work pace maintained by the specialized delegacies of the state.
The operations surpassed the borders of Santa Catarina (SC) and reached another 13 states of the federation, in addition to the Federal District (DF).
The territorial coverage allowed for the location and capture of suspects who victimized individuals in Santa Catarina but were trying to hide in other regions.
There were 456 arrest warrants issued by the Judiciary against targets investigated by the directorate. In addition, the volume of arrests by judicial order exceeded by 11.52% the mark reached in the year 2024, plus another 49 arrests that occurred in flagrant situations.
The police also executed 1,292 search and seizure warrants at addresses linked to suspects and shell companies. This total represents an increase of 61.25% compared to the target that management had initially set for the period.
