BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERIES: TERRORIST FINANCE DESIGNATIONS

UNCLAS BRASILIA 001612 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTFN ETTC PTER PINR EFIN KCRM PREL BR SUBJECT: BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERIES: TERRORIST FINANCE DESIGNATIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224 REFTEL: A) STATE 127070 B) STATE 125415 C) STATE 114408 ¶1. (SBU) On 12 December 2008, ECONOFF met Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF) official Bernardo Motta to follow up previous discussions regarding the recent USG designations of individuals and organizations as supporters of terrorism under Executive Order 13224 (refs A, B, and C). ¶2. (SBU) Following standard procedure, COAF entered the names of the designated individuals and organizations into to their databases and crosschecked them for matches. The search yielded no results. A hit would have indicated that the designee, or its aliases, has assets, bank accounts or property in Brazil. The official, however, cautioned that COAF has no way of knowing if a designee is using an alias if it is not provided. According to the official, since its establishment, COAF has yet to find a match in its system from the lists shared by the USG. ¶3. (SBU) COAF, the official explained, forwards the names of the designees to the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF),the Brazilian National Intelligence Agency (ABIN),and the Brazilian Central Bank, who keep them in their databases for potential use in criminal investigations, intelligence analysis and operations, and financial tracking, respectively. COAF does not share its information with third countries unless it has the originator's written consent. COAF noted the USG is the originator of 99 percent of COAF foreign-sourced data. SOBEL