Eliana Tranchesi

Who is Eliana Tranchesi?

Eliana Maria Tranchesi Piva de Albuquerque was a Brazilian entrepreneur and owner of Daslu, a fashion house, located in Sao Paulo that specializes in international brands. She brought to Brazilian stores the brands of Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Prada, Chanel, Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci, Fendi, Chloe, Cacharel, Yves Saint Laurent, Goyard, Tom Ford and Tod's.

Biography

Daughter of Lucia Piva, co-founder of Daslu, was married to the doctor Bernardino Tranchesi with whom he had three children: Bernardino, Luciana and Marcella Tranchesi. With the death of Lucia, Eliana began to lead the store in 2005, left the Vila Nova Conceição to a larger space on the exterior and renamed Villa Daslu. Prison

On July 13, 2005, the Attorney General, the IRS and the Federal Police conducted "Operation Narcissus" Eliana resulting in the arrest of her brother Antonio Carlos Piva de Albuquerque and several company officials and importers related to Daslu. However, Eliana was released shortly after testifying.

In April 2008, federal prosecutors asked for Tranchesi conviction and six involved in the alleged scheme of fraudulent imports. On March 26, 2009, the Justice Department ordered the maximum sentence of 94.5 years in prison given to the entrepreneur Eliana Tranchesi. The other six defendants were convicted and all were charged with conspiracy, forgery and attempted embezzlement and consummated - lawful to import or export goods without the proper tax payments. On the same day, the businesswoman was arrested by federal police in compliance with the court decision, but one day later, the defense and won a habeas corpus Tranchesi was released.