Renan Calheiros Accuses Motta and Lira of Pressuring TCU Over Banco Master Liquidation

The Senate Economic Affairs Committee plans a February working group to seek confidential records on the Master case.

Overview

Calheiros said he received information that Chamber President Hugo Motta and former Speaker Arthur Lira pressured a sector of the federal audit court to reverse the bank’s liquidation.
Lira issued a formal note rejecting the charge as fake news and accusing the senator of attacking opponents without evidence.
Motta had not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of publication, according to the outlets.
Calheiros said the CAE group will begin in early February with expanded membership, hold public hearings, and request secret files under Complementary Law 105.
He also criticized STF minister Dias Toffoli’s handling of secrecy in the case and faulted the Central Bank’s pace, while reporting highlights TCU rapporteur Jhonatan de Jesus as a Centrão-backed nominee.