Overview
- Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet signed the decision on December 27, archiving a representation that sought to open an inquiry into STF minister Alexandre de Moraes and his wife, Viviane Barci.
- The request was filed by lawyer Enio Martins Murad and was based on reports about contacts between Moraes and Central Bank president Gabriel Galípolo and on a contract between Banco Master and Barci’s law firm.
- Gonet wrote that the submissions did not indicate illicit conduct or provide minimum evidentiary grounds to start an investigation, while noting the autonomy of private advocacy agreements.
- Moraes and the Central Bank stated that their meetings concerned the Magnitsky Act’s effects, not the Banco Master transaction involving BRB or any regulatory decisions.
- Reports cited fees of R$ 3.6 million per month over 36 months and clauses on strategic monitoring of government entities, though the full contract has not been disclosed, as separate actions against Banco Master proceeded with a blocked BRB purchase in September and a liquidation order in November.