Financier Jeffrey Edward Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial for child sex trafficking crimes in the United States, has an active CPF (Individual Taxpayer Registry) in Brazil. THE People’s Gazette consulted the document number on the Federal Revenue website and confirmed that the registration was “regular”.
According to the proof of registration status issued by the Ministry of Finance, the CPF has a registration date of April 23, 2003 and shows the full name of the financier – Jeffrey Edward Epstein.
The existence of Epstein’s Brazilian CPF appears mentioned in one of the files released on January 30th in the set of documents linked to the case involving the American financier. The material is part of a batch called “Miscellaneous Files”. It is in this part that there is direct reference to Epstein’s “Brazilian CPF”.
The documents released on the 30th show that Epstein had a certain interest in Brazil. The country is mentioned in more than four thousand records made public by the US Department of Justice. Part of this material includes exchanges of messages and financial documents that would indicate movements and surveys related to Brazilian territory.
Among the files are conversations attributed to Epstein and former French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, who was also investigated for sex trafficking. According to the records released, the messages deal with possible deals involving modeling agencies in Brazil and the holding of contests aimed at selecting young women.
The records also include a statement given in 2010 in court in Florida, in which a witness stated that Epstein traveled frequently to Brazil and maintained contact with people who would work on recruiting women. The name of the alleged intermediary appears restricted in the published records.
In addition to mentions of business and travel, there is also reference to Brazil in conversations between Epstein and former White House strategist Steve Bannon, where they both talk about the country’s political situation.
A People’s Gazette contacted the Federal Revenue Service to comment on the existence of the CPF in Epstein’s name, but the agency did not respond until the publication of this article. The text will be updated when there is a response.
The Federal Revenue informs on its website that Brazilians or non-resident foreigners can request registration with the CPF if they have assets or rights subject to public registration in Brazil, such as real estate, bank accounts or financial investments. The body also clarifies that any individual can request registration, even if they are not obligated.
