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All U.S. persons are prohibited from transacting with the designated parties, and any assets within U.S. jurisdiction must be blocked. Foreign financial institutions face secondary sanctions risk for facilitating transactions with the designated parties.","heading":"OFAC Designation — July 1, 2026","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Treasury Press Release: Treasury Sanctions Brazilian Criminal Network Exploiting U.S. Financial System to Launder Drug Proceeds","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0549"},{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Embassy Brazil — Treasury Sanctions Brazilian Criminal Network","type":"regulatory","url":"https://br.usembassy.gov/treasury-sanctions-brazilian-criminal-network-exploiting-u-s-financial-system-to-launder-drug-proceeds/"}]},{"content":"Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada is a São Paulo-based businessman alleged to have served as a key operational link between PCC-affiliated operatives in Florida and foreign drug traffickers. According to OFAC, Shimada's network laundered more than $30 million in illicit proceeds generated in and around multiple U.S. cities, using cryptocurrency to transfer funds back to Brazil. In January 2025, Shimada was briefly placed under house arrest in Brazil in connection with a separate investigation into the alleged diversion of sponsorship funds from Brazilian football club Corinthians via its betting partner VaideBet. Following the OFAC designation on July 1, 2026, Shimada became a fugitive after Brazilian Federal Police launched Operation Exchange; Brazilian Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues publicly stated that the U.S. designation was not coordinated with Brazilian investigators and that its public announcement allowed a key suspect to escape. Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira, a close associate and relative of Shimada, is alleged to have worked as his secretary and coordinated bulk cash pickups, providing critical logistical support to the laundering operation.","heading":"Designated Individuals","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Treasury Press Release sb0549","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0549"},{"credibility":2,"name":"King & Spalding — Treasury Sanctions Brazilian Criminal Network Linked to PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.kslaw.com/news-and-insights/treasury-sanctions-brazilian-criminal-network-linked-to-pcc-exploiting-us-financial-system-to-launder-drug-proceeds"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OneFootball — Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada Sanctioned by US, Probed in Corinthians-VaideBet Case","type":"news_article","url":"https://onefootball.com/en/news/victor-henrique-de-oliveira-shimada-sanctioned-by-us-probed-in-corinthians-vaidebet-money-laundering-case-43088316"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Briefing — US Treasury Sanctions Brazilian Nationals and Companies for Laundering $30M Through Crypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/us-treasury-sanctions-brazil-crypto-money-laundering/"}]},{"content":"Four companies were designated alongside the two individuals. Three are registered in São Paulo, Brazil: Victory Trading Intermediação de Negócios Cobrança e Tecnologia Ltda (financial services, of which Shimada is the sole partner), Pixwave Soluções de Pagamentos Ltda (payments technology), and Wave Construções Inteligentes Ltda (construction). Brazilian investigators found that funds allegedly flowed through Wave Construções into the Corinthians-VaideBet sponsorship scheme. One company is registered near Lisbon, Portugal: Avenidas Flutuantes Unipessoal Lda (transportation and storage), designated on the basis that it was owned, controlled, or directed by Shimada or acted on his behalf. The Portuguese designation marks an international extension of the network's footprint beyond Brazil.","heading":"Designated Entities","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Treasury Press Release sb0549","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0549"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Baker McKenzie — OFAC Sanctions Parties for Links to Brazilian Foreign Terrorist Organization PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ofac-sanctions-parties-for-links-to-brazilian-foreign-terrorist-organization-pcc/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Saud Advogados — U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Brazilian Companies and Individuals Over Ties to the PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.saudlaw.com/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-brazilian-companies-and-individuals-over-ties-to-the-pcc/"}]},{"content":"OFAC's designation states that Shimada's network utilized cryptocurrency to move illicit drug proceeds from the United States back to Brazil on behalf of PCC. The alleged mechanism involved drug proceeds generated in U.S. cities being converted into cryptocurrency and transferred across borders to Brazil. OFAC's public announcement did not specify which blockchain networks, exchanges, or wallet addresses were involved, a common practice when active investigations or intelligence sources could be compromised by disclosure. No on-chain wallet addresses were published in the SDN designation. The broader network allegedly combined cryptocurrency transfers with bulk cash couriers and high-value banking transactions, with Brazilian investigators identifying a combined suspicious activity total exceeding $1.92 billion across the network. Brazilian authorities froze an estimated $2 billion in assets, including cryptocurrencies, through a São Paulo federal court order in connection with Operation Exchange.","heading":"Cryptocurrency Use in the Alleged Scheme","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Cryptopolitan — Brazil Seizes $2B from Suspects of US Drug and Money Laundering Sanctions","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/brazil-seizes-2b-drug-laundering-sanctions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Briefing — US Treasury Sanctions Brazilian Nationals and Companies for Laundering $30M Through Crypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/us-treasury-sanctions-brazil-crypto-money-laundering/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Fincrime Central — US Treasury Sanctions Transnational PCC Cryptographic Networks in Brazil","type":"news_article","url":"https://fincrimecentral.com/dismantling-transnational-pcc-networks-brazil/"}]},{"content":"PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital, or First Capital Command) is considered Brazil's largest and most powerful criminal organization, founded in São Paulo prisons in the 1990s. It has expanded into transnational drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, and illicit finance across Latin America and internationally. In December 2021, OFAC first designated PCC under Executive Order 14059 as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker. In March 2024, OFAC designated Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo, who was found responsible by a São Paulo court for laundering approximately 1.2 billion Brazilian reais (roughly $240 million) for PCC; Gonçalves had received a sentence of seven years and eleven months from the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo in November 2022 on drug trafficking charges and was alleged to continue directing PCC affairs from prison. On May 28, 2026, the U.S. State Department designated PCC and Comando Vermelho (CV) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists effective immediately, and announced their intent to designate both organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, which became effective upon Federal Register publication on June 5, 2026. The FTO designation introduces criminal liability under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B for material support to PCC, significantly broadening the compliance obligations for U.S. persons and institutions. The July 2026 OFAC action is therefore the third distinct enforcement action against PCC-affiliated actors, and the first taken after PCC's FTO designation.","heading":"Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) — Background and Prior U.S. Actions","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. State Department — Terrorist Designation of Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/05/terrorist-designation-of-comando-vermelho-and-primeiro-comando-da-capital"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Federal Register — Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation of Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11323/foreign-terrorist-organization-designation-of-primeiro-comando-da-capital-and-comando-vermelho"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Federal Register — Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions (March 2024 — Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo)","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/20/2024-05908/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Mayer Brown — United States Designates Brazil's PCC and CV as Terrorist Organizations","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2026/05/united-states-designates-brazils-pcc-and-cv-as-terrorist-organizations-key-legal-and-compliance-implications"}]},{"content":"Concurrent with the OFAC designation, Brazil's Federal Police launched Operation Exchange, deploying more than 50 officers to execute 13 search-and-seizure warrants and 11 temporary arrest warrants across São Paulo state. The operation targeted the same PCC-linked money laundering network identified in the U.S. action. Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira was apprehended. Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada, however, became a fugitive. Brazilian Federal Police director Andrei Rodrigues stated publicly that the OFAC designation was not coordinated with Brazilian investigators and that the public announcement of the U.S. sanctions — which are immediately effective and publicly listed — compromised the timing of the Brazilian raids and allowed Shimada to evade arrest. A São Paulo federal court ordered the freeze of approximately $2 billion in assets, accounts, and cryptocurrencies. Preliminary analysis by Brazilian investigators identified transactions surpassing $1.92 billion in suspicious activity across the network.","heading":"Operation Exchange — Brazilian Federal Police Action","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Cryptopolitan — Brazil Seizes $2B from Suspects of US Drug and Money Laundering Sanctions","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/brazil-seizes-2b-drug-laundering-sanctions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bitcoin.com News — Brazilian Federal Police Dismantle $2 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Ring Linked to the PCC Cartel","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/brazilian-federal-police-dismantle-2-billion-crypto-money-laundering-ring-linked-to-the-pcc-cartel/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"TIJ News — Sanctions Watch: Week of July 7, 2026 — Treasury Targets Brazil's PCC Laundering Network","type":"news_article","url":"https://tij.news/sanctions-watch-week-of-july-7-2026-treasury-targets-brazils-pcc-laundering-network/"}]},{"content":"In January 2026, the FBI arrested six members of a Florida-based PCC-affiliated cell who had been indicted on money laundering charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. These arrests preceded and informed the July 2026 OFAC designations. The Florida-based group is alleged to have generated illicit drug proceeds within the United States and channeled them to the São Paulo-based node controlled by Shimada, who then used cryptocurrency and other financial mechanisms to launder the funds back into Brazil. OFAC's July designation characterized Shimada as a key link between the Florida PCC operatives and foreign drug traffickers.","heading":"U.S. Law Enforcement — Florida Indictments","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"King & Spalding — Treasury Sanctions Brazilian Criminal Network Linked to PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.kslaw.com/news-and-insights/treasury-sanctions-brazilian-criminal-network-linked-to-pcc-exploiting-us-financial-system-to-launder-drug-proceeds"},{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Treasury Press Release sb0549","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0549"}]},{"content":"Brazilian investigators alleged that Shimada's company Wave Construções Inteligentes Ltda was involved in a separate money laundering scheme connected to Corinthians, a major Brazilian football club, and its betting sponsor VaideBet. Records cited in Brazilian reporting outline alleged fund flows from Corinthians through intermediary companies Rede Social Media Design and Neoway into Wave Construções, and subsequently into UJ Football Talent. Shimada was accused of acting as a financial operator who helped conceal diverted sponsorship funds. Brazilian authorities placed Shimada under brief house arrest in January 2025 in connection with this investigation before the U.S. sanctions action. This prior Brazilian investigation into Shimada's financial activities preceded and was separate from the OFAC designation, though both concern overlapping company structures.","heading":"Corinthians-VaideBet Connection","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"PaymentsHighRisk — U.S. Sanctions Hit Victor Shimada, Who Also Appears in Corinthians–VaideBet Money-Laundering Case","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.paymentshighrisk.com/0613e004-6cd8-4a92-a6fc-d96bdd1c108c/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OneFootball — Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada Sanctioned by US, Probed in Corinthians-VaideBet Case","type":"news_article","url":"https://onefootball.com/en/news/victor-henrique-de-oliveira-shimada-sanctioned-by-us-probed-in-corinthians-vaidebet-money-laundering-case-43088316"}]},{"content":"Operation Carbono Oculto (Hidden Carbon) is a separate but contextually related Brazilian law enforcement operation, described by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the largest-ever government response to organized crime in Brazil. Beginning in 2023, it involved approximately 1,400 security agents and over 400 court orders, coordinated between Brazil's Federal Revenue Service and São Paulo's Special Action Group for the Suppression of Organized Crime. The operation targeted, among other schemes, a Chinese electronics distribution network (operating under the brand Knup Brasil) alleged to have laundered more than 1 billion Brazilian reais (approximately $190 million) over seven months on behalf of PCC. This operation exposed PCC's alleged strategy of infiltrating legitimate financial sectors, including digital banking platforms (fintechs), investment funds, and distribution networks, to launder proceeds from drug trafficking.","heading":"Operation Carbono Oculto — Related PCC Financial Infiltration","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"South China Morning Post — Brazil Breaks Up China-Linked US$190m Money-Laundering Ring Tied to Top Crime Syndicate","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343545/brazil-breaks-china-linked-us190m-money-laundering-ring-tied-top-crime-syndicate"},{"credibility":2,"name":"InSight Crime — Historic PCC Bust Spurs Brazil Crackdown on Digital Money Laundering","type":"news_article","url":"https://insightcrime.org/news/historic-pcc-bust-spurs-brazil-crackdown-on-digital-money-laundering/"}]},{"content":"The July 2026 OFAC action carries significant compliance implications for U.S. and global financial institutions. All U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the designated individuals and entities and must block any property or interests in property of those parties within U.S. jurisdiction. Foreign financial institutions that facilitate transactions with designated parties face secondary sanctions risk and potential exclusion from the U.S. financial system. Because PCC carries a concurrent FTO designation under U.S. law, the provision of material support or resources to PCC or its associates — broadly defined under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B to include financial services, property, and expertise — carries criminal liability for U.S. persons and certain non-U.S. persons. Compliance teams at cryptocurrency exchanges and financial institutions are advised to heighten due diligence on Brazilian and Portuguese counterparties and monitor developments in Operation Exchange and Operation Carbono Oculto.","heading":"Compliance Implications","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Baker McKenzie — OFAC Sanctions Parties for Links to Brazilian Foreign Terrorist Organization PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ofac-sanctions-parties-for-links-to-brazilian-foreign-terrorist-organization-pcc/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Willkie Farr — Brazil's Narco-Terrorists: What the U.S. Designation of the PCC and CV Cartels Means for Companies","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.willkie.com/publications/2026/06/brazils-narco-terrorists-what-the-us--designation-of-the-pcc-and-cv-cartels-means-for-companies"},{"credibility":2,"name":"National Law Review — Brazilian Gang Terrorist Designations: What U.S. Financial 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PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.kslaw.com/news-and-insights/treasury-sanctions-brazilian-criminal-network-linked-to-pcc-exploiting-us-financial-system-to-launder-drug-proceeds"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Baker McKenzie — OFAC Sanctions Parties for Links to Brazilian Foreign Terrorist Organization PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ofac-sanctions-parties-for-links-to-brazilian-foreign-terrorist-organization-pcc/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Mayer Brown — United States Designates Brazil's PCC and CV as Terrorist Organizations","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2026/05/united-states-designates-brazils-pcc-and-cv-as-terrorist-organizations-key-legal-and-compliance-implications"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Willkie Farr — Brazil's Narco-Terrorists: What the U.S. Designation of the PCC and CV Cartels Means for 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Watch: Week of July 7, 2026 — Treasury Targets Brazil's PCC Laundering Network","type":"news_article","url":"https://tij.news/sanctions-watch-week-of-july-7-2026-treasury-targets-brazils-pcc-laundering-network/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"InSight Crime — Historic PCC Bust Spurs Brazil Crackdown on Digital Money Laundering","type":"news_article","url":"https://insightcrime.org/news/historic-pcc-bust-spurs-brazil-crackdown-on-digital-money-laundering/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"South China Morning Post — Brazil Breaks Up China-Linked US$190m Money-Laundering Ring Tied to Top Crime Syndicate","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343545/brazil-breaks-china-linked-us190m-money-laundering-ring-tied-top-crime-syndicate"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OneFootball — Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada Sanctioned by US, Probed in Corinthians-VaideBet Case","type":"news_article","url":"https://onefootball.com/en/news/victor-henrique-de-oliveira-shimada-sanctioned-by-us-probed-in-corinthians-vaidebet-money-laundering-case-43088316"},{"credibility":2,"name":"PaymentsHighRisk — U.S. Sanctions Hit Victor Shimada, Who Also Appears in Corinthians–VaideBet Money-Laundering Case","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.paymentshighrisk.com/0613e004-6cd8-4a92-a6fc-d96bdd1c108c/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Saud Advogados — U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Brazilian Companies and Individuals Over Ties to the PCC","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.saudlaw.com/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-brazilian-companies-and-individuals-over-ties-to-the-pcc/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Fincrime Central — US Treasury Sanctions Transnational PCC Cryptographic Networks in Brazil","type":"news_article","url":"https://fincrimecentral.com/dismantling-transnational-pcc-networks-brazil/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"National Law Review — Brazilian Gang Terrorist Designations: What U.S. Financial Institutions Need to Know","type":"news_article","url":"https://natlawreview.com/article/brazilian-gang-terrorist-designations-what-us-financial-institutions-need-know"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Steptoe — Weekly Sanctions Update: July 6, 2026","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.steptoe.com/en/news-publications/international-compliance-blog/weekly-sanctions-update-july-6-2026.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Mondaq — Sanctions Update: July 6, 2026","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/money-laundering/1812630/sanctions-update-july-6-2026"}],"summary":"On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Brazilian nationals and four companies (three Brazilian, one Portuguese) for allegedly laundering more than $30 million in illicit drug proceeds on behalf of Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), Brazil's largest criminal organization. The action followed PCC's May 2026 designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and was coordinated with a Brazilian Federal Police operation that froze approximately $2 billion in assets linked to the broader network. This represents OFAC's third enforcement action against PCC-affiliated actors.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-12-15","event":"OFAC designates Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker under Executive Order 14059.","source":"U.S. Department of the Treasury","source_url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0549"},{"date":"2022-11-01","event":"Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo sentences Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo to seven years and eleven months in prison on drug trafficking charges. Gonçalves is later found to have laundered approximately $240 million for PCC.","source":"U.S. Treasury Press Release sb0549 / Federal Register 2024-05908","source_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/20/2024-05908/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions"},{"date":"2023-01-01","event":"Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and São Paulo authorities launch Operation Carbono Oculto, targeting PCC's infiltration of Chinese electronics distribution networks and digital financial platforms. Approximately 1,400 security agents are deployed.","source":"InSight Crime / South China Morning Post","source_url":"https://insightcrime.org/news/historic-pcc-bust-spurs-brazil-crackdown-on-digital-money-laundering/"},{"date":"2024-03-14","event":"OFAC designates Diego Macedo Gonçalves do Carmo under Executive Order 14059 for laundering significant sums for PCC, including approximately $240 million.","source":"Federal Register Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions","source_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/20/2024-05908/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions"},{"date":"2025-01-01","event":"Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada is placed under brief house arrest in Brazil in connection with alleged diversion of sponsorship funds from Corinthians via VaideBet betting partner.","source":"PaymentsHighRisk / OneFootball","source_url":"https://www.paymentshighrisk.com/0613e004-6cd8-4a92-a6fc-d96bdd1c108c/"},{"date":"2026-01-01","event":"FBI arrests six members of a Florida-based PCC-affiliated cell. The six are indicted on money laundering charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.","source":"U.S. Treasury Press Release sb0549","source_url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0549"},{"date":"2026-05-28","event":"U.S. State Department designates PCC and Comando Vermelho (CV) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, effective immediately. FTO designation announced with effective date of June 5, 2026.","source":"U.S. State Department","source_url":"https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/05/terrorist-designation-of-comando-vermelho-and-primeiro-comando-da-capital"},{"date":"2026-06-05","event":"PCC and CV's Foreign Terrorist Organization designations become effective upon Federal Register publication. This introduces criminal liability under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B for material support to PCC.","source":"Federal Register","source_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11323/foreign-terrorist-organization-designation-of-primeiro-comando-da-capital-and-comando-vermelho"},{"date":"2026-07-01","event":"OFAC designates Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada, Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira, and four companies (Victory Trading, Pixwave Soluções de Pagamentos, Wave Construções Inteligentes, Avenidas Flutuantes Unipessoal) under EO 14059 and EO 13224 for laundering more than $30 million in drug proceeds for PCC via cryptocurrency.","source":"U.S. Department of the Treasury","source_url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0549"},{"date":"2026-07-03","event":"Brazilian Federal Police launch Operation Exchange in São Paulo, deploying over 50 officers to execute 13 search-and-seizure warrants and 11 arrest warrants. Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira is apprehended; Shimada becomes a fugitive. A São Paulo federal court orders the freeze of approximately $2 billion in assets including cryptocurrencies.","source":"Cryptopolitan / Bitcoin.com News","source_url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/brazil-seizes-2b-drug-laundering-sanctions/"}]},"v":1}

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