<![CDATA[ Cabeleireira dos famosos do Porto em falência fraudulenta ]]>

Known as a hairdresser to Porto's celebrities, Inês Pereira, sentenced to seven years in prison for money laundering and tax fraud of one million euros, sold all her assets - equipment and brands - to two companies owned by former employees, months before the court declared her company (Colourshaken) insolvent.

"The payments were allegedly made in cash, and there is no conclusive evidence of the payment being made," the judicial administrator concluded in a report cited by Negócios . The establishments remained "fully operational, under the 'Inês Pereira' brand, and were operated by the company Oníricatitude," established on January 6, 2025, where Inês Pereira had a "front man" and "made decisions." She also owned a rented Mercedes.

Therefore, the insolvency administrator found that there was "strong evidence to classify the insolvency as culpable," and that no "existence of any movable or immovable assets in favor" of the company had been determined. Colourshaken, whose situation "has always been precarious since its inception," was declared insolvent and headed for liquidation, owing €476,000 to 33 creditors, including 27 employees. Social Security claimed €157,000, the tax authorities €125,000, and the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training €2,112.

Inês Pereira and her two children will serve their sentences, the Porto Court of Appeal confirmed in May. The case involved a scheme "for non-declaration of income, which aimed solely at omitting, in accounting and tax reporting, a substantial portion of the income obtained from the group's various stores," the ruling states.