Federal Police

Federal police carried out search warrants on Thursday (7) at addresses linked to Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), president of the PP party, as part of Operation Compliance Zero. The action investigates suspicions of corruption and money laundering tied to Banco Master and former banker Daniel Vorcaro.

April 28, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

Brazil's Federal Police has opened an inquiry into suspected smuggling on a private flight carrying Chamber President Hugo Motta, Senator Ciro Nogueira, and other lawmakers from the Caribbean to São Paulo in April 2025. The PF report notes luggage bypassed x-ray screening, and the case was sent to the Supreme Federal Court and the Attorney General's Office. Motta and the plane's owner deny any wrongdoing.

Former deputy Rodrigo Bacellar (União), ex-president of the Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly (Alerj), was preventively arrested by the Federal Police on Friday, March 27, 2026, by order of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The action followed the cassation of his mandate by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). His defense called the arrest 'undue and unnecessary'.

March 25, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

Brazil's Federal Police launched an operation on Wednesday (25) to dismantle credit frauds against banks including Caixa, Banco do Brasil, Bradesco, Santander, and Safra. Main suspect Thiago Branco de Azevedo, known as Ralado, remains at large after 21 arrest warrants were issued. Fictor Group executives were also targeted in searches.

In a follow-up to last week's CPMI approval and STF authorization, Senate President Davi Alcolumbre rejected a PT appeal on March 3, upholding the bank and fiscal secrecy break for Fábio Luís Lula da Silva (Lulinha), son of President Lula. New details emerge of a Portugal trip paid by imprisoned lobbyist Careca do INSS, alongside bribery suspicions, though Lulinha denies involvement.

February 20, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

Kleber Cabral, president of the National Association of Federal Revenue Auditors (Unafisco), testified to the Federal Police on Friday, February 20, as an investigated party in the Supreme Court’s Fake News Inquiry. The hearing, ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, took place via videoconference and lasted about one hour, under seal of justice. Cabral was summoned after publicly criticizing a PF operation against Revenue Service employees accused of accessing data of STF justices and their relatives.