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Supreme Federal Court debates access to Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone data
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) is facing an institutional crisis regarding access to evidence in the Banco Master investigation. At the center of the dispute is the cell phone data of former banker Daniel Vorcaro, which contains 52 messages sent to Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
Minister André Mendonça, the rapporteur for the Master case, had previously restricted access to the full data, providing only selected excerpts to other ministers. This led to a conflict with Ministers Gilmar Mendes and Cristiano Zanin, who demanded the complete files to ensure a fair plenary analysis. Following intervention by STF President Edson Fachin, the Federal Police confirmed they have the technical capacity to provide identical copies of the data to all ministers while preserving the chain of custody.
As of Monday, September 14, the Federal Police have delivered the full data to the offices of Zanin and Mendes. An extraordinary plenary session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, to analyze whether the messages justify a formal investigation into Moraes. The session will be broadcast live. Additionally, President Fachin has assumed the rapporteur role for proceedings involving Moraes and Vorcaro, and has transferred related investigations concerning Banco Master and INSS fraud to the STF Presidency.
Entities
Alexandre de Moraes · André Mendonça · Antônio Carlos Freixo Júnior · Banco Master · Central Bank of Brazil · Comissão de Valores Mobiliários · Daniel Vorcaro · Dias Toffoli · Edson Fachin · Federal Police · Jair Bolsonaro · Polícia Federal
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Daniel Vorcaro was fined R$ 20 million by the CVM for fraud involving the Brazil Realty real estate fund.
- [● 6 SOURCES] The Federal Police report suggests Supreme Court Minister Dias Toffoli may be the de facto owner of the Arleen investment fund.
- [● 6 SOURCES] The Arleen fund received at least R$ 35 million from banker Daniel Vorcaro.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Minister Edson Fachin ordered the lifting of secrecy regarding the Master case investigations.
- [● 7 SOURCES] Assets from the Arleen fund were transferred to an offshore holding, Egide I, in the British Virgin Islands.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Investigators allege Daniel Vorcaro had advance knowledge of the Compliance Zero operation.
- [● 9 SOURCES] A contract between Banco Master and Viviane Barci de Moraes' law firm was valued at approximately R$ 131.3 million over three years.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Vorcaro allegedly funded international trips for Central Bank officials to Paris and Disney.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Former Central Bank official Belline Santana allegedly received monthly payments of R$ 500,000 from Daniel Vorcaro for leaking confidential information.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Daniel Vorcaro allegedly operated two groups: 'The Gang' for physical intimidation and 'The Boys' for hacking and digital monitoring.
- [● 7 SOURCES] The contract with Viviane Barci de Moraes' firm included strategic consultancy regarding Federal Police, Civil Police, Central Bank, and Revenue Service procedures.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Paulo Sérgio Neves de Souza, deputy manager of the Central Bank's Supervision Department, allegedly received undue advantages, including a trip to Disney and the atypical acquisition of a rural estate