UIF account freezes
When the bank reports that the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has listed a person or company, the accounts are frozen.
Tracing of funds, hearing before the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), amparo, criminal report before the Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR)
What we handle
We trace the funds and review the legal basis for the bank's notice to determine whether the right remedy is a hearing before the UIF or the amparo complaint.
Scope
Tracing of funds · hearing before the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) · amparo · criminal report before the Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR)
Frequently asked questions
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Why did the bank freeze my accounts without warning me?
The bank gives notice of the freeze once the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has already listed the person or company, and from that moment the accounts are frozen. We trace the funds and review the legal basis for that notice to build the defense.
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What can I do to get my account unfrozen?
We trace the funds and review the legal basis for the bank's notice. With that we determine whether the right remedy is a hearing before the UIF itself or the amparo complaint.
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How much time do I have to act?
The term runs from the moment the bank gives notice, not from the moment you learn of the freeze. The amparo claim is filed within fifteen business days of that notice, and within that window we decide whether the route is amparo or the hearing before the UIF itself.
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Could the account freeze turn into a criminal case?
It could. Alongside the bank freeze, we check whether there is a criminal report before the Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) related to the case.