Overview
- The request by Senator Eduardo Girão reached the required one-third of the chamber, totaling 42 signatures for a Senate inquiry into alleged Banco Master fraud.
- Once the request is read at the chamber’s first deliberative session, leaders can appoint the commission’s chair and formally begin the investigation.
- A parallel bid for a mixed congressional inquiry led by Deputy Carlos Jordy has already surpassed the signature threshold, with reports citing 197 to more than 200 endorsements.
- Additional proposals from deputies Heloísa Helena, Fernanda Melchionna, and Rodrigo Rollemberg continue to collect support in the Chamber of Deputies.
- The Federal Police’s Compliance Zero operation, now in its second phase, estimates potential losses of up to R$ 12.2 billion, spurring congressional moves to investigate.