Federal Police Hear Key Figures in Banco Master Case as PGR Drops Bid to Probe Moraes

Overview

• Daniel Vorcaro, ex-BRB president Paulo Henrique Costa and Central Bank supervisor Ailton de Aquino are giving in‑person depositions at the Supreme Court starting at 2 p.m.
• After the individual hearings, the PF delegate will decide on a possible acareação, a step originally ordered by Minister Dias Toffoli and later left to police discretion.
• PGR chief Paulo Gonet archived a request to investigate Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife over alleged contacts and a law firm contract with Banco Master, citing a lack of minimal evidence.
• The probe targets alleged sales of falsified payroll‑loan credit portfolios to BRB worth about R$ 12.2 billion, with losses under review that could reach R$ 17 billion; the Central Bank vetoed BRB’s purchase and liquidated Master in November.
• The TCU is auditing the Central Bank’s handling of the case under relator Jhonatan de Jesus, with new BC documents filed, a track that Vorcaro’s defense is positioning as part of its strategy.