Football player Daniel Costa Felix (Featured image), 28 years old, is wanted by the Civil Police of Goiás after being the target of Operation Sorte de Sereia. He is suspected of being part of a criminal organization that carried out fraud at lottery stores.
The right-back was born in Goiânia (GO), and has already played for clubs in Goiás, such as Gatainense (2017), Formosa (2018), and most recently for Mourinhos Futebol in 2024.
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He is currently under contract with the Slovakian side until 2028, according to the Guyana Football Federation (FGF). Moreover, he has already worn Villa Nova and Botafogo shirts.
Before deleting his Instagram account, Daniel, who has more than 10,000 followers, was sharing his routine as an athlete, including games, national and international trips, as well as parties.
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Daniel Felix is on the run
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More details:
- The operation carried out on Wednesday (3/12) targeted Daniel Felix and five other suspects.
- They posed as owners of the Goiás and Alagoas Lottery, forcing employees to pay fake invoices.
- One institution incurred losses exceeding 980 thousand Brazilian riyals.
- During Operation Sorte de Sereia, six preventive arrest warrants were issued.
- Two people have been arrested, and four are at large: the leader in São Paulo, two investigated in Goiás, and Daniel, who is abroad.
According to the Special Criminal Investigation Group (Geic) in Annapolis, which supports the Civil Police of Alagoas (PCAL), the player Daniel will be responsible for forging invoices and bridging the gap between the gang and the gang leaders.
The amounts paid by the victims were sent to orange accounts and divided among the suspects. The money was then diluted in several movements before being centralized in the leaders’ accounts.
A picture of what was seized:
Money, mobile phones, notebooks and weapons
Lottery scam
Alagoas Civil Police Chief, José Carlos Andre, explained that the employees believed they were following the owners’ orders and therefore paid the bills sent by the suspects.
“In Alagoas, one lottery operator lost more than R$980,000 and another lost more than R$70,000,” he said.
According to the police, those being investigated for embezzlement and money laundering must be held accountable.
Na Mira’s column attempts to locate Daniel Félix’s defence. The field remains open for placements.