U.S. Sanctions Hit Victor Shimada, Who Also Appears in Corinthians–VaideBet Money-Laundering Case

Victor Shimada, the sole partner of Victory Trading Intermediação de Negócios, Cobrança e Tecnologia Ltda., was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury on 1 July 2026, and his company was also added to the OFAC list. That matters for high-risk payments because the same name now sits in a U.S. sanctions action and in a Brazilian criminal probe tied to betting-money flows.

1. According to the U.S. government, Shimada ran a money-laundering structure from São Paulo that worked with members of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) based in Florida. The Treasury said the network moved more than US$ 30 million in illicit funds, using cryptocurrencies to move proceeds from international drug trafficking.
2. The U.S. Treasury said six other people accused of taking part in the laundering network were arrested in January this year in the U.S. state. It also described Shimada as a link between PCC members in the United States and foreign traffickers. He was sanctioned under two executive orders that allow asset freezes and a ban on transactions with people and companies tied to transnational organized crime and criminal financing.
3. Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira was also sanctioned. U.S. authorities described her as a close associate and relative of Shimada. GloboNews said it requested comments from Shimada, Stella, and Victory Trading and was awaiting responses.
4. In Brazil, Victor Shimada appears in the investigation into the alleged diversion of funds from the Corinthians–VaideBet contract. According to a complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the court, Victory Trading had intense financial activity with Wave Intermediações e Tecnologias Ltda., one of the companies investigators say was used to move money from the scheme.
5. The case file maps part of the flow as follows: Corinthians → Rede Social Media Design → Neoway → Wave → UJ Football Talent. Investigators also identified transfers from Victory Trading to UJ Football Talent, another company mentioned in other police investigations. The complaint says Shimada acted as a financial operator for a company used, at least in part, to hide and disguise the origin of funds, and he was indicted for money laundering by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

For PSPs, acquirers, and banking partners, the practical point is straightforward: when a counterparty shows up in both a sanctions action and a betting-related laundering probe, enhanced screening and counterparty review stop being a checkbox exercise and start becoming settlement-risk management.