According to the police statement, there were simultaneous operations on either side of the Atlantic that in Portugal led to the arrest of one person on suspicion of managing the network that served somewhere in the region of 10,000 clients across Portugal, Brazil and other European countries.


The corresponding IT equipment, including servers and reception boxes, was seized with the statement adding that the further investigation would follow so as to ascertain the full extent of the criminal activities.


The statement also added that this type of activity, in addition to being illegal, harmed the national market for this sector of activity.