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12/23/2021 Treasury Designates al-Qa’ida Support Network in Brazil | U.S. Department of the Treasury U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Treasury Designates al-Qa’ida Support Network in Brazil December 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasuryʼs O ice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated members of a Brazil-based network of al-Qaʼida-a iliated individuals and their companies for providing support to the terrorist group. Todayʼs action targets three individuals and two entities, including al-Qaʼida operative in Brazil Haytham Ahmad Shukri Ahmad Al-Maghrabi (Al-Maghrabi), as Specially Designated Global Terrorists pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended. “The activities of this Brazil-based network demonstrate that al-Qaʼida remains a pervasive global terrorist threat, and todayʼs designations will help deny the groupʼs access to the formal financial system,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury Brian E. Nelson. “The United States is committed to working with our foreign partners, including Brazil, to dismantle alQaʼidaʼs financial support networks.” Al-Qaʼida continues to pose a threat to the United States and other nations worldwide. AlQaʼida and its regional a iliates generate their funding from individual fundraisers in Gulf countries and supporters throughout the world. As al-Qaʼida generates almost all its revenue outside of the United States, the U.S. government has aggressively utilized financial tools to limit al-Qaʼidaʼs funding streams globally. This includes designating nearly 300 individuals and entities a iliated with al-Qaʼida and other terrorist organizations throughout Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Gulf, Africa, and other regions. HAYT HAM AHMAD SHUKRI AHMAD AL-MAGHRAB I In 2015, Al-Maghrabi arrived in Brazil, where he was one of the initial members of an al-Qaʼida network. Al-Maghrabi had frequent contact and business dealings, to include the purchase of foreign currency, with another al-Qaʼida-a iliated individual based in Brazil. Al-Maghrabi reported to and was Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Aliʼs al-Qaʼida contact in Brazil. Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali (Ali) was designated as an SDGT pursuant to E.O. 13224 on October 12, 2001. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0546 1/3 12/23/2021 Treasury Designates al-Qa’ida Support Network in Brazil | U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury designated Haytham Ahmad Shukri Ahmad Al-Maghrabi pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, al-Qaʼida. ADDIT IONAL AL-QAʼIDA INDIVIDUALS AND T HEIR B USINESSES Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Mohamed Awadd (Awadd) arrived in Brazil in mid-2018 and received financial bank transfers from other al-Qaʼida associates in Brazil. As of late 2018, Awadd played a significant role in a Brazil-based al-Qaʼida-a iliated group and was involved in printing counterfeit currency. Awadd is the sole shareholder in and part of the management for Home Elegance Comercio de Moveis EIRELI, a Sao Paulo-based company that sells furniture. Awadd is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Mohamed Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed Ibrahim, who was designated on September 10, 2019 for having acted for or on behalf of al-Qaʼida. Treasury designated Home Elegance Comercio de Moveis EIRELI pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Awadd. Todayʼs action also targeted Brazil-based Ahmad Al-Khatib pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Mohamed Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed Ibrahim. Ahmad Al-Khatib is the sole shareholder in and part of the management for Sao Paulo-based furniture business Enterprise Comercio de Moveis e Intermediacao de Negocios EIRELI which is also designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Ahmad Al-Khatib. SANCT IONS IMPLICAT IONS As a result of todayʼs action, all property and interests in property of the individuals and entities named above, and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them, individually, or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. Unless https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0546 2/3 12/23/2021 Treasury Designates al-Qa’ida Support Network in Brazil | U.S. Department of the Treasury authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or otherwise exempt, OFACʼs regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within the United States (including transactions transiting the United States) that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons. Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions with the individuals and entities designated today entails risk of secondary sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended. Pursuant to this authority, OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transaction on behalf of a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from any OFAC list, including the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, please refer to OFACʼs Frequently Asked Question 897. Additional information regarding sanctions programs administered by OFAC. View identifying information on the individual designated today. #### https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0546 3/3
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