PREVENÇÃO A LAVAGEM DE DINHEIRO: SEUS BENEFÍCIOS PARA A JUSTIÇA PENAL E O PAPEL EXERCIDO PELAS COOPERATIVAS DE CRÉDITOS

Abstract

The present work aims to identify the phases of the crime of money laundering and the benefits that its prevention brings to the criminal justice system. As secondary objectives, the study also aims to describe the prevention methods adopted by credit unions. A descriptive research was carried out, with a qualitative approach, and a bibliographic research and interview with open questions were used with employees of a credit union in order to collect information about the policies defined by senior management for internal controls and prevention of money laundering, as well as the procedures adopted for this purpose.