The defense of Luiz Phillipi Machado de Moraes Mourão, 43, alias 'Sicario', confirmed his death on March 6 following a suicide attempt after his arrest in the third phase of Operation Compliance Zero. Mourão, linked to banker Daniel Vorcaro's criminal network at Banco Master, died after brain death declaration; his background includes prior fraud convictions in Minas Gerais.
Following the arrests reported in the third phase of Operation Compliance Zero on March 4—which targeted Daniel Vorcaro and his associates—the defense of Luiz Phillipi Machado de Moraes Mourão, known as 'Sicario', confirmed his death on Friday, March 6, 2026. Brain death was declared around 10:15, with official pronouncement at 18:55. His body is being transferred to the Medical Legal Institute per protocol.
Arrested as a key operator of 'A Turma'—a group monitoring Vorcaro's adversaries, including threats against journalist Lauro Jardim—Mourão attempted suicide in a Federal Police cell in Minas Gerais Superintendency shortly after detention.
In Minas Gerais, where he was known as 'Mexerica', Mourão had a criminal record for qualified theft, fraud, criminal association, document forgery, and crimes against the popular economy. Local police described him as a con artist running pyramid schemes, usury, and illegal gambling. Since 2021, he faced charges in Belo Horizonte's 5th Criminal Court alongside his mother and sister for organized crime, money laundering, and a 2017 pyramid scheme promising high returns; the case remains pending.
His defense maintained innocence in both the pyramid case and federal charges, promising to prove the facts did not match reality. Operation Compliance Zero, overseen by STF Minister André Mendonça, probes Banco Master's fraud, corruption, and intimidation schemes, with Vorcaro among those detained.
