TERRORIST FINANCE: HOTEL NASCO PRENOTIFICATION

S E C R E T BRASILIA 001850 SIPDIS STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS JLEY STATE FOR S/CT TKUSHNER STATE FOR IO/PSC BFITZGERALD NSC FOR MRUPPERT TREASURY FOR JZARATE TREASURY FOR OFAC - RWERNER E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/12/2015 TAGS: KTFN EFIN PTER SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: HOTEL NASCO PRENOTIFICATION REF: STATE 127800 Classified By: ECONOMIC COUNSELOR BRUCE WILLIAMSON FOR REASONS 1.4 b,d (S) Emboff delivered reftel prenotification of USG intent to amend its designation of Nasco business Residence Center (List 17) to add the name of Hotel Nasco to Luiza Lopez da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's databases and share the list with Central Bank and intelligence agency (ABIN),for them to conduct similar searches. Lopes da Silva likewise promised to follow up. CHICOLA