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Overview
- Police detained Paulo Henrique Costa and lawyer Daniel Monteiro on Thursday in the fourth phase of Operation Compliance Zero, which executed two arrest warrants and seven searches in Brasília and São Paulo.
- Justice André Mendonça authorized the actions after finding strong signs that Costa acted for banker Daniel Vorcaro and arranged R$146.5 million in bribes paid through high-end real estate, with about R$74.6 million already traced.
- The case file points to REAG-managed investment funds and shelf companies controlled by associates as the vehicles used to channel money into six properties selected for Costa in Brasília and São Paulo.
- Federal investigators are examining WhatsApp messages that show pressure from then–DF governor Ibaneis Rocha for a quick deal with Master, though he says he only sought a resolution and denies improper influence.
- The Second Panel of the Supreme Court will weigh next week whether to keep Costa in custody, in a probe that followed BRB’s purchase of roughly R$12.2 billion in faulty Master portfolios and the bank’s liquidation after a 2019 Central Bank reversal enabled Master’s creation.