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PGR Permits Temporary Medical Exit for Henrique Vorcaro While Urging Continued Detention for Co‑Defendant

Prosecutors say supervised medical transfers may proceed under prison rules, leaving final approval to jail authorities or the court.

Overview

  • The Procuradoria‑Geral da República filed a position on Friday, September 18, 2026, saying it does not object to a temporary, rule‑bound exit for Henrique Moura Vorcaro so he can undergo exams ordered by his private doctor.
  • Henrique has been in preventive detention since May 14, 2026, after his arrest in the sixth phase of Operation Compliance Zero on an order linked to Minister André Mendonça.
  • The PGR noted a prior prison health evaluation found no urgent condition and that antibiotics were prescribed at the patient’s insistence, but still accepted the defense request for private‑physician exams if custody protocols are followed.
  • For a different suspect, Rodrigo Pimenta Franco Avelar Campos, the PGR opposed revocation or substitution of preventive detention, citing sufficient indicia of involvement and concrete risks of reoffending and flight.
  • The PGR’s filing shapes but does not decide the outcome: the prison administration must set operational rules for any exit and the magistrate will issue the final judicial order, and the decision could affect how health requests are handled for other detainees in the probe.