Brazilian Federal Police Identify and Arrest Vendor of Child Sexual Abuse Materials Using Blockchain Intelligence

Last month, the Brazilian Federal Police identified and arrested a twenty-year old man for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. According to the BFP, the man advertised access to photographs and videos on a messaging application. The man also produced new child sexual abuse videos on demand with a juvenile family member.

The BFP was able to identify the defendant through the use of blockchain intelligence by connecting his cryptocurrency address to a global, compliant exchange. As shown in TRM graph visualizer below, the BFP identified ten incoming transactions, all of which could be potential CSAM customers, including one from a US-based exchange, four from a US-based payment platform, and five from unhosted addresses.

TRM Labs is proud to support the BFP and law enforcement worldwide in its efforts to combat the sale and distribution of child sexual abuse materials.