Vorcaro’s PF Deposition Delayed After Prison Internet Failure

Overview

• The video deposition of Daniel Vorcaro was postponed on Thursday after internet and technical problems at the Papudinha prison stopped the virtual hearing and the session was rescheduled for the following morning.
• Vorcaro has been held in preventive detention since March 2026 and hired a new defense team that has sought a cooperation agreement, but investigators have so far rejected previous delation proposals.
• Federal police say seized messages and documents show frequent contact between Vorcaro and two former Banco Central supervisors who reviewed draft papers and advised him, conduct described in court filings as acting like consultants or employees.
• Investigators are probing whether payments were concealed through intermediary companies and simulated consultancy contracts, and the broader Operation Compliance Zero has produced multiple enforcement phases, arrests and seizures that the PF says exceed R$5.7 billion in blocked assets.
• Bank of Brazil supervisors and PF witnesses have told investigators there were systematic internal leaks and resistance to deeper oversight during the Master review, and authorities say the newly scheduled testimony and ongoing evidence analysis will inform possible charges and prosecutorial decisions.