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Senator Jaques Wagner investigated for alleged Banco Master perks

The Supreme Court minister André Mendonça lifted the secrecy of the Federal Police investigation into Senator Jaques Wagner and authorized a ten‑day monitoring of his cellphone. The probe uncovered 74 phone calls, totalling more than five hours, between Wagner and businessman Augusto Ferreira Lima, ex‑partner of Banco Master, from November 2023 to May 2025.

Investigators allege Wagner received a luxury apartment in Salvador valued at about R$ 2.5 million, private‑jet flights, a R$ 63 000 ticket to a Taylor Swift concert, and wine gifts worth between R$ 2.5 k and R$ 5.3 k. A list of “year‑end gifts” also named other Bahia politicians, including Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues, Minister Rui Costa and former mayor ACM Neto. The report says Wagner tried to arrange a discreet meeting in his Senate office between Lima and AGU minister Jorge Messias in 2024. Wagner’s wife, Maria de Fátima Carneiro de Mendonça, was reportedly taken by Lima to the Ilha da Paixão via helicopter. Wagner denies wrongdoing, says he will prove his innocence, and the Novo party has filed an ethics complaint seeking disciplinary action against him.

Entities

André Mendonça · Augusto Ferreira Lima · Augusto Lima · Banco Master · Daniel Vorcaro · Federal Police (PF) · Jaques Wagner · Jerônimo Rodrigues · Jorge Messias · Novo party · Rui Costa

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

  • [● 3 SOURCES] Jaques Wagner and his wife traveled by private aircraft owned or linked to Augusto Lima to the “Ilha da Paixão” in October 2023. ubatanoticias.com.br · www.tiacandia.com.br
  • [● 20 SOURCES] Jaques Wagner allegedly received a luxury apartment in Salvador valued at about R$ 2.5 million as part of the alleged Banco Master scheme. tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.apostagem.com.br · blogdapolo.com.br · www.bombeirosdf.com.br · didigalvao.com.br · +9 more
  • [● 22 SOURCES] Jaques Wagner was listed to receive wine gifts worth between R$ 2.5 k and R$ 5.3 k as part of the Banco Master investigation. jovempan.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · primeirojornal.com.br · dev.tnonline.com.br · vanguardadonorte.com.br · +12 more
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Wagner proposed increasing the annual interest‑rate ceiling for credit‑consignado loans to 300 % of the CDI average to benefit Banco Master.
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Wagner used his Senate office to hold meetings with Banco Master representatives on 30 April 2024 and 27 August 2024.
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Daniel Vorcaro said ministers Rui Costa, Jaques Wagner and Alexandre Silveira were favorable to selling Banco Master to Banco BRB.
  • [● 4 SOURCES] Investigators allege Wagner received tickets to concerts, private‑jet trips and cash payments as possible benefits from Banco Master. tribunadepetropolis.com.br
  • [● 22 SOURCES] Federal Police identified 74 phone calls between Senator Jaques Wagner and businessman Augusto Ferreira Lima, totaling more than five hours and thirty minutes, from November 2023 to May 2025. www.tiacandia.com.br · vanguardadonorte.com.br · www.noticiascg.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.apostagem.com.br · +10 more
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Jaques Wagner invested R$ 167,298 in a Banco Master CDB, later valued at R$ 194,897.
  • [● 13 SOURCES] Jaques Wagner allegedly received luxury wine gifts valued between R$ 2.5 k and R$ 5.3 k. tribunadepetropolis.com.br · primeirojornal.com.br · dev.tnonline.com.br · jovempan.com.br · www.apostagem.com.br · +6 more
  • [● 3 SOURCES] Federal Police identified 74 phone calls totaling 5 hours 30 minutes between Jaques Wagner and Augusto Lima between November 2023 and May 2025.
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Jaques Wagner proposed increasing the annual interest‑rate ceiling for credit‑consignado loans to 300 % of the CDI average.

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