Overview
- After fresh reports alleging lobbying for Banco Master, Alexandre de Moraes issued a second note specifying two meetings with Gabriel Galípolo at his STF office on August 14 and September 30 to address U.S. Magnitsky sanctions.
- He said he never phoned the Central Bank president, never went to the Central Bank, and never pressed for BRB’s purchase of Banco Master, adding that his wife’s law firm did not act before the Central Bank on the BRB‑Master deal.
- The Central Bank released a brief statement confirming meetings with the justice to discuss the effects of Magnitsky sanctions, without referencing Banco Master.
- Investigative coverage highlighted inconsistencies, including the absence of the confirmed meetings from Galípolo’s public agenda and quick changes in Moraes’s initial press note, as well as timeline gaps flagged by reporters.
- O Globo reported multiple contacts, including phone calls, about the BRB‑Master operation and Estadão later cited up to six calls, while opposition lawmakers moved to gather signatures for impeachment and a possible CPI.