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60 bank accounts frozen by Enforcement Directorate on Brazil's request

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen as many as 60 bank accounts in the country on the request of the Brazilian government in connection with a money laundering case in that country. The Central Agency has taken the action under the provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in pursuance of a mutual agreement between the two nations. The bank accounts are linked to high-profile businessmen from Brazil.