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Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizados Alternative Assets I v. HBMR Holdings LLC et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

July 5, 2023
Application by Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizados Alternative Assets I to take discovery from HBMR Holdings LLC and Marcos Rezende for use in legal proceedings in Brazil involving Empreza Gestão de Pessoas e Serviços Ltda., Empreza Central de Negócios Ltda., Helena Barbosa Machado Ribeiro, Sayonara de Castro Brotherhood, Luiz Antônio Ribeiro de Sousa, and Renato Miranda Carvalho, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Associação Nóbrega de Educação e Assistência Social v. Tishman Speyer Properties LP: Discovery Application (Brazil)

July 5, 2023
Application by Associação Nóbrega de Educação e Assistência Social - ANEAS to take discovery from Tishman Speyer Properties LP "for use in a foreign criminal embezzlement proceeding initiated by ANEAS, the Vatican’s Brazilian Jesuit association, against executives of Tishman Speyer's wholly owned subsidiaries in Brazil", who were identified as Daniel Cherman, Rafael Carassini, and José Alberto Torres Muniz Ventura, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Saul Klein v. Kireland 83rd Street Chicago LLC et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

June 30, 2023
Application by Saul Klein to take discovery from Kireland 83rd Street Chicago LLC, Kireland Belvidere Street Waukegan LLC, Kireland Commercial Ave Chicago LLC, Kireland Genesis Drive North Aurora, LLC, Kireland Kirby Plaza Houston LLC, Kireland LLC, Kireland Mainstreet Fairfax LLC, Kireland North Dearborn Street Chicago LLC, Kireland Peach Tree Road Atlanta LLC, Kireland South Elgin Illinois LLC, Kireland West Heimer Road Houston LLC, Kireland-B, LLC, Mikeone EK 801 West LLC, Mikeone EK 809 West LLC, Mikeone Ek ATL Ops Center LLC, Mikeone EK Columbia SC LLC, Mikeone EK Linden LLC, Mikeone EK Roanoke LLC, and Mikeone M Street Holdings LLC for use in "civil and criminal proceedings in Brazil concerning the assets of the late Samuel Klein, a prominent Brazilian businessman and founder of the Casas Bahia retail chain" whose Estate's Executor, Michael Klein, allegedly "deprived Petitioner of his rightful inheritance by failing to report hundreds of millions of dollars in assets owned by Samuel Klein abroad", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

FL Distribución S.A. de C.V. v. Sony PlayStation: Discovery Application (Canada)

June 29, 2023
Application by FL Distribución S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from Sony Interactive Entertainment America Trading LLC and Sony Computer Entertainment of America Trading Latin America LLC, both known as Sony PlayStation, for use in legal proceedings in Canada, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Saul Klein v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

June 28, 2023
Application by Saul Klein to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Banco Santander S.A. New York, Santander Investment Securities Inc. of New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., Safra National Bank of New York, Banco Itaú S.A. New York Branch, Itau CorpBanca, Itaú Securities, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings in Brazil concerning the assets of the late Samuel Klein, a prominent Brazilian businessman and founder of the Casas Bahia retail chain" in which the Estate's Executor, Michael Klein, is suspected of fraud and embezzlement, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Banco Santos S/A v. Edemar Cid Ferreira et al: Claim Form (‘BRL16.7M Judgment Enforcement’)

June 19, 2023
Claim Form in The Insolvent Estate of Banco Santos S/A, through its judicial administrator ADJUD Administradores Judiciais Ltda, of São Paulo, Brazil v. Edemar Cid Ferreira, described as a citizen of Brazil; The Private Trust Corporation Limited, as Trustee of a Bahamas trust settled on 11 September 1992, known as the 'Cid Ferreira Trust No. 1', of the Bahamas; Matthew Richardson, and David Bennett, as Joint Liquidators of Montvale Corporation (in Liquidation) at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Consultores Ltda v. Colorado Investment Holdings LLC et al: Complaint (‘R$5B Liability’)

May 24, 2023
Complaint "to recover an ownership interest in JBS S.A. that Defendants unlawfully obtained from Tinto, a Brazilian agribusiness company" in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Consultores Ltda., of Sāo Paulo, Brazil, as Judicial Administrator and Foreign Representative of Tinto Holding Ltda. v. Colorado Investment Holdings LLC, of Delaware; J&F Investimentos S.A., JJMB Participações Ltda., and WWMB Participações Ltda., described as Brazilian entities whose "ultimate beneficial owners" are "the Batistas ... a family of sophisticated Brazilian businessmen", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Banco Sistema SA v. Procap Holdings Corp. et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

May 18, 2023
Application by Banco Sistema SA to take discovery from Procap Holdings Corp., Solo Investment Corporation, and Miami Prive Aventura Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Brazil involving "six distinct loan agreements and line of credit agreements with several entities and individuals associated with the prominent Slaviero family in Brazil", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Denise Derani et al v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

May 10, 2023
Application by Denise Derani and Gisele Derani, both of São Paulo, Brazil, to take discovery from Citibank N.A., Banco Santander S.A., Santander Investment Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse (USA) Inc., Safra National Bank of New York, Banco do Brasil Securities LLC, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and The New York Federal Bank of New York for use in legal proceedings in Brazil "concerning the assets of late Wadya Derani, Michel Derani, Alexandre Derani, and Amira Derani, a prominent Brazilian family", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. IRB Brasil Resseguros SA: Complaint (‘Fake Berkshire Hathaway Story’)

May 9, 2023
Complaint alleging "planting a false story with the media and disseminating false documents claiming that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had recently made a substantial investment in IRB" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. IRB Brasil Resseguros S.A., described as "a Brazilian reinsurance company", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Zhongshan Quimica do Brasil Ltda v. Citibank NA et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

April 29, 2023
Application by Zhongshan Quimica do Brasil Ltda, described as "the Brazilian subsidiary of Zhongshan Chemical, a global leading agrochemical manufacturer", to take discovery from Citibank N.A., The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York "for use in contemplated civil and criminal proceedings in Brazil", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

ODN I Perfurações Ltda. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

April 11, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Rogerio Luis Murat Ibrahim, as the Foreign Representative of ODN I Perfurações Ltda., of Brazil; Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Eight GmbH, of Austria; Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Nine GmbH, of Austria; Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Limited, of the Cayman Islands; ODN I GmbH, of Austria; Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Six GmbH, of Austria, and ODN Tay IV GmbH, of Austria, all described as "direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ocyan S.A. (f/k/a Odebrecht Óleo e Gás S.A.), which form part of the Ocyan Group’s drilling business", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Panama: Héctor Dáger (‘Odebrecht SA $28M Corruption & Money Laundering’)

April 5, 2023
Application for an order authorizing the disclosure of Grand Jury materials (BAC Florida Bank records) to Panama for use in a criminal investigation into Héctor Dáger, described as "a Venezuelan citizen with Panamanian residency permit", for "potential corruption and money laundering relating to contracts obtained by the Brazilian company Odebrecht S.A. from the government of Venezuela".

USA v. Sergey Cherkasov: Criminal Complaint (‘Russian Agent’)

March 24, 2023
Criminal Complaint alleging fraud, identify theft, and agent of a foreign power (Russia) in USA v. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, a.k.a. Victor Muller Ferreira, described as "a Russian citizen who falsely represented himself in the United States, Brazil and other countries to be a Brazilian citizen", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Metropolitan Municipality of Lima v. Rutas de Lima SAC: Petition to Vacate PEN 28M Arbitral Award (‘Fraud by Odebrecht SA Subsidiary’)

March 14, 2023
Petition to Vacate Arbitral Award in Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, of Peru v. Rutas de Lima S.A.C., of Peru, described as "a subsidiary of Odebrecht S.A., a global construction conglomerate that pled guilty to paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to government officials around the world, including Peru", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Tinto Holding Ltda.: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

March 3, 2023
Application for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Luis Vasco Elias, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Consultores Ltda., as the Foreign Representative of Tinto Holding Ltda., of São Paulo, Brazil, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Preferred Bank v. Sideral Linhas Aéreas Ltda et al: Complaint

February 21, 2023
Complaint in Preferred Bank v. Sideral Linhas Aéreas Ltda, described as a "freight cargo and passenger air transportation" domiciled in Brazil; AMP Leasing Ltd., of Ireland; David Alan Boyer, and Joel Plasco at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

USA v. Glenn Oztemel et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Petrobras Bribes’)

February 14, 2023
Criminal Indictment alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding "bribes to foreign officials at Brazil's state-owned and state-controlled oil and gas company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras" involving entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Liberia, Panama, and Uruguay in USA v. Glenn Oztemel, described as a citizen of the USA, and Eduardo Innecco, described as a citizen of Brazil and Italy, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Oi SA et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

February 8, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Antonio Reinaldo Rabelo Filho, as the Foreign Representative of Oi S.A., of Brazil; Oi Brasil Holdings Cooperatief U.A, of the Netherlands, and Portugal Telecom International Finance B.V., of the Netherlands, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Touradji Private Equity Master Fund Ltd. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)

February 6, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Michael Pearson and Nicola Cowan, both of FFP Limited, as the Foreign Representatives of Touradji Private Equity Master Fund Ltd., Touradji Private Equity Offshore Fund Ltd., and Touradji Private Equity Onshore Fund Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Tonon Bioenergia SA et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

February 1, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Orlando Geraldo Pampado, as the Foreign Representative of Tonon Bioenergia S.A., Tonon Holding S.A., both of Brazil, and Tonon Luxembourg S.A., of Luxembourg, which are all part of the Tonon Group, which "operated three industrial ethanol plants in the States of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul" and whose "corporate purpose comprised the manufacture, commercialization and export of sugar and ethanol, the cultivation of sugar cane, as well as the generation of electric power", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Americanas SA et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

January 25, 2023
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Antonio Reinaldo Rabelo Filho, as the Foreign Representative of Americanas S.A., of Brazil; B2W Digital Lux S.à.r.l., and JSM Global S.à.r.l., both of Luxembourg, collectively described as being part of a group that is "one of the largest retail chains in Brazil", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Anglo Ferrous Brazil Participações SA v. Zamin Ferrous Ltd.: Petition (‘$17M Claim’)

January 19, 2023
Petition to restore Zamin Ferrous Ltd. to the corporate register so the petitioner can pursue a claim for $17 million in Anglo Ferrous Brazil Participações SA, of Belo Horizonte, Brazil v. Zamin Ferrous Ltd., described as "a holding company with interests that included ownership of, or investments, in entities involved in mining activities", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA v. Francisley da Silva et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Crypto-Based Investment Fraud’)

January 5, 2023
Superseding Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering regarding "a purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company that promised to earn its victim-investors profits in exchange for their purchase of cryptocurrency-related investment products" in USA v. Francisley da Silva, a citizen of Brazil; Juan Tacuri, Antonia Perez Hernandez, and Ramon Perez at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Carolina Andraus v. RBC Wealth Management et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

January 3, 2023
Application by Carolina Andraus Lane, a citizen of Brazil, to take discovery from RBC Wealth Management, AZ Apice Capital Management LLC, and EFG Capital International Corp. for use in legal proceedings in Brazil against her "former husband and business partner", Gilberto Miranda Batista, described as "a Senator for the state of Amazon, Brazil", at the time, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Hoods Bay Ltd.: Directors

January 3, 2023
Director Details for Hoods Bay Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 3rd, 2023.

SEC v. Francisley da Silva et al: Complaint (‘International Pyramid Scheme’)

December 14, 2022
Complaint alleging "an international pyramid scheme case involving a fake crypto asset trading and mining company" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Francisley Valdevino da Silva, a citizen and resident of Brazil; Ramon Antonio Perez Arias, Juan Antonio Tacuri Fajardo, and Jose Ramiro Coronado Reyes at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Francisley da Silva et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto-Based Investment Fraud’)

December 6, 2022
Criminal Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering involving "a purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company that promised to earn its victim-investors profits in exchange for their purchase of cryptocurrency-related investment products", in USA v. Francisley da Silva, a citizen of Brazil; Juan Tacuri, and Antonia Perez Hernandez at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Adele Zarzur v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

December 6, 2022
Application by Adele Zarzur Kherlakian to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and The New York Federal Bank of New York for use in "probate and corporate governance proceedings" in Brazil "concerning the assets of the late Waldomiro Zarzur, a prominent Brazilian engineer and founder of the Grupo Waldomiro Zarzur ("WZ Group")" and alleging fraudulent transfers by Ricardo Zarzur and Roberto Zazur, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Rocinante 2: Directors

December 5, 2022
Director Details for Rocinante 2, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 5th, 2022.

Chapecó Companhia Industrial de Alimentos S.A. et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Brazil)

November 17, 2022
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Alexandre Brito de Araujo, of Cavallazzi, Restanho & Araujo Advogados Associados S/C, as the Foreign Representative of Chapecó Companhia Industrial de Alimentos S.A. and S.A. lndústria e Comércio Chapecó, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Brazil: Paulo Retz et al (‘Tax Evasion’)

November 4, 2022
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Delta Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "Paulo Roberto Retz and Grethen Financial Inc. for tax evasion".

Rocinante Fund: Directors

November 1, 2022
Director Details for Rocinante Fund, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on November 1st, 2022.