Alberto Youssef

Alberto Youssef (; born 6 October 1967) is a Brazilian black-market banker. He has been implicated in several of Brazil's largest scandals during the past generation. He was a figure in the Banestado scandal, and later was a major target of Operation Car Wash, the official investigation of corruption surrounding Petrobras, the government-controlled oil company.

Bloomberg described Youssef in January 2015 as “Brazil's black-market central banker, a career criminal who smuggled cash for the rich and powerful”.

Youssef was arrested in March 2014 for violating the terms of a plea-bargaining agreement. He is currently incarcerated. He grew up in very modest circumstances in Londrina, a town in the state of Paraná. His older sister worked with him on this smuggling operation, which first put Youssef on the government's radar, in the 1980s.

Imprisonment Youssef was arrested in March 2014, and in September he was sentenced to four years and four months for having violated the terms of a plea bargain regarding the Banestado case. He is now in Curitiba.

Personal life Youssef is married to Joan of Arc Fernandes da Silva Youssef, who separated from him after learning of his extramarital affairs. His mistresses have included Nelma Kodama, a convicted criminal who is now in prison, and Taiana Camargo, a fashion model.

In Londrina, he was known as an extravagant spender on parties and women.