The resignation comes just weeks after her appointment as COAF's Executive Secretary, which was formalized on July 9 by the council's new president, Ricardo Saadi. The move marks Yumi’s transition from Brazil’s betting regulatory body to its main financial intelligence authority.
During her year-long tenure at SPA, Yumi played a key role in the department’s early structuring and in drafting guidelines for the regulation of fixed-odds betting in Brazil.
Her work coincided with the advancement of the sector’s regulation and the beginning of debates surrounding oversight and the fight against illicit practices in the growing market.
With a solid background in anti-money laundering, Yumi previously headed the Department of Asset Recovery and International Legal Cooperation (DRCI) at the Ministry of Justice, worked with leniency agreements at the Attorney General’s Office, and served as Chief of Staff at the Presidency of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). In 2025, she was awarded COAF’s Merit Diploma and the Order of Rio Branco, at the rank of Grand Officer, granted by President Lula.
Yumi’s appointment to COAF comes under the leadership of Ricardo Saadi, a Federal Police delegate with a strong record in anti-corruption efforts, who took over the council’s presidency in July, succeeding Ricardo Liáo.
Source: GMB
