Toffoli Reaffirms Master Case Hearing for Tuesday, Says Central Bank Director Is Not a Target

Overview

• The acareação is scheduled for Tuesday, December 30, at 2 p.m. by videoconference with Daniel Vorcaro, ex‑BRB chief Paulo Henrique Costa, and BC supervision director Ailton de Aquino.
• Dias Toffoli kept the proceeding under seal, stated that neither the Central Bank nor Aquino is under investigation, and rejected bids by the PGR to suspend the session and by the BC to narrow or delay it.
• The Central Bank’s legal team is weighing a mandado de segurança in the Supreme Court to challenge the director’s participation in the hearing.
• ABBC, Acrefi, Febraban and Zetta issued a joint note defending the BC’s technical autonomy, while the Central Bank auditors’ association warned that summoning a single director creates undue pressure and ignores collegial decisions.
• Two court officers reportedly sought liquidator Eduardo Félix Bianchini at Banco Master’s office before Christmas, fueling expectations he could be called to give clarifications, though Toffoli’s office denied ordering any intimation.