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Messages suggest Gusttavo Lima was treated as a partner in Vai de Bet
Messages suggest André Rocha treated Gusttavo Lima as a partner in Vai de Bet, the Brazilian betting company Rocha co-owned.
Lima has denied being a company partner, saying his connection was as a promotional spokesman.
The messages were extracted from former banker Daniel Vorcaro’s phone as part of a Federal Police investigation into alleged financial crimes.
Vai de Bet was investigated in 2024 over suspected money laundering through betting companies, but the case was later closed after prosecutors said there were not enough grounds to file charges.
The messages do not indicate that Lima committed a crime, and his representatives deny wrongdoing.
They say his conversations with Vorcaro were business-related, negotiations did not advance and no contract was signed.
Messages extracted from former banker Daniel Vorcaro’s phone suggest Vai de Bet co-owner José André da Rocha Neto treated singer Gusttavo Lima as a partner in the betting company.
Lima has denied being a partner, saying his connection to the company was as a promotional spokesperson.
The messages do not indicate that Lima committed a crime.
A 2024 investigation into suspected money laundering through betting companies was later closed after prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to bring charges.
Lima’s representatives said his discussions with Vorcaro were business conversations and that no contract was signed.
- Who
- Singer Gusttavo Lima, Vai de Bet co-owner José André da Rocha Neto and former banker Daniel Vorcaro.
- What
- Messages suggest Rocha treated Lima as a partner in Vai de Bet. Lima has denied being a partner.
- When
- The reported messages span 2024 to 2025; a message referring to Lima as a supposed partner was sent on April 1, 2024.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The messages arose from a Federal Police investigation into alleged financial crimes by Vorcaro; the source says the context suggests Vorcaro and Rocha were discussing Rocha’s activity in the betting sector.
Vai de Bet representatives' account of Lima's relationship
Messages described in the report
Relationship with Vai de Bet
Vai de Bet representatives' account of Lima's relationship
Lima has said his connection to the company was only as a promotional spokesperson.
Messages described in the report
Messages attributed to co-owner José André da Rocha Neto suggest he treated Lima as a partner in the company.
Business discussions with Vorcaro
Vai de Bet representatives' account of Lima's relationship
Lima’s representatives said the exchanges with Daniel Vorcaro were business conversations, negotiations did not advance and no contract was signed.
Messages described in the report
The messages suggest the contacts among Lima, Vorcaro and Rocha continued for at least a year and a half, from 2024 to 2025.
Vai de Bet was investigated in Operation Integration over suspected money laundering through betting companies.
A message attributed to Rocha referred to Lima’s supposed partnership in the betting company.
Messages suggest Vorcaro, Rocha and Lima exchanged messages for at least a year and a half.
Prosecutors sought to close the investigation, saying there was not enough evidence to bring charges, and the arrest warrant against Lima was revoked.
- Company
- Vai de Bet
- Company co-owner
- José André da Rocha Neto
- Singer
- Gusttavo Lima, whose real name is Nivaldo Batista Lima
- Reported message date
- April 1, 2024
- Message period
- 2024–2025
- Investigation
- Operation Integration was later closed after prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to bring charges.
What people are saying
Gusttavo Lima provided all the explanations requested by the competent authorities in 2024 and his innocence was proven.
What happened between Gusttavo Lima and Daniel Vorcaro was limited to business conversations.
The negotiations did not advance and no contract was signed.