Overview

• A 2019 Banco Safra system failure mistakenly deposited R$18,666,000 (about £2.6m) into Guilherme Moreira’s account, one of roughly 400 affected customers.
• Moreira contacted the bank the next day but also transferred funds to relatives and business accounts and purchased a Porsche, which became central to the dispute.
• Banco Safra filed a police report seeking recovery of the funds, and authorities seized the car as the investigation proceeded.
• O Popular reports that in 2023 a court ordered the Porsche returned to Moreira, reflecting a partial reversal of earlier enforcement actions.
• Moreira’s lawyer says communications show efforts to arrange repayment and that the money has now been returned almost entirely, disputing police claims of wrongdoing.