PF Holds Acareação After Conflicting Accounts in STF 'Caso Master' Inquiry

Overview

• Daniel Vorcaro and former BRB president Paulo Henrique Costa were confronted face to face for about 30 minutes on Tuesday night after investigators flagged contradictions in their testimonies.
• Banco Central supervision director Ailton de Aquino testified for nearly two hours at the STF and was excused from the confrontation, and he is not an investigated party, according to a decision by Minister Dias Toffoli.
• Toffoli initially set a direct acareação, then delegated to the Federal Police whether to hold it, a shift that followed criticism that the step was premature before individual depositions.
• The session featured procedural tension as PF delegate Janaina Palazzo resisted instructions from Toffoli’s aide over the order of questioning and the use of minister-drafted questions, which were asked with attribution to the minister.
• The case remains under high secrecy at the Supreme Court after a seized document mentioning deputy João Carlos Bacelar prompted PGR to advise keeping the probe there por cautela, as authorities continue reviewing recordings and documents.