Vorcaro Asks Inter‑American Rights Commission to Secure His Release
The defense says procedural delay at Brazil’s highest court, lack of a formal federal charge and alleged tampering with a seized cellphone justify international intervention.
Overview
- Vorcaro’s lawyers filed a petition with the Inter‑American Commission on Human Rights on October 27 asking the body to press for his freedom and urgent measures.
- The former Banco Master controller has been held in preventive detention at Papudinha since March and a release request he filed on September 18 remains unadjudicated after the STF left the case with its presidency on October 29.
- The defense tells the CIDH that the Prosecutor‑General’s Office had not presented a formal denúncia to justify continued detention and that periodic 90‑day reviews required by Brazilian law were not performed.
- A preliminary technical analysis commissioned by the defence says files on Vorcaro’s Federal Police‑seized cellphone show activity while in custody, listing on November 17–18, 2025 hundreds of file creations and modifications and multiple screen, camera and USB events.
- The CIDH has not yet acted on the petition and the STF has not ruled on the release plea so next steps include possible international requests for protective measures and further domestic judicial review that could determine whether evidence and detention comply with legal safeguards.