Former banker Daniel Vorcaro signed a confidentiality agreement with the PGR and Federal Police to start plea bargain negotiations. On Thursday (March 19, 2026), he was transferred from Brasília's Federal Penitentiary to the Federal Police Superintendency in the Federal District, by order of STF Justice André Mendonça. The move meets a defense request to facilitate discussions.
Daniel Bueno Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, signed a confidentiality agreement with the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and Federal Police (PF), marking the first step to negotiate a plea bargain. The document was signed between the businessman, his defense, the PGR, and the PF, as reported by Folha de S.Paulo and Metrópoles. On Thursday (March 19, 2026), Vorcaro was transferred from Brasília's Federal Penitentiary to the Federal Police Superintendency in the Federal District, following a decision by STF Justice André Mendonça, rapporteur of inquiry PET 15.711. The PF stated in a note: 'in compliance with the judicial decision issued by STF Justice André Mendonça, [...] carried out [...] the transfer of the detainee Daniel Bueno Vorcaro from the Federal Penitentiary System to the Federal Police Superintendency in the Federal District'.The transfer used an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, nicknamed 'Caçador 10', lasting about one hour: it took off at 18:17 from the PF hangar in Brasília, picked up Vorcaro at 18:30 at the penitentiary, and landed at 19:18 at the superintendency. The defense conditioned negotiations on leaving the federal prison, a maximum-security regime that restricted contacts. Mendonça approved the move at the request of lawyers, including José Luis Oliveira Lima (Juca), experienced in plea deals like Léo Pinheiro's in Lava Jato.Vorcaro has been preventively detained since March 4, 2026, in Operation Compliance Zero, probing irregularities at Banco Master, liquidated in November with losses over R$ 50 billion to the FGC and pension funds. The STF's 2nd Panel is set to uphold the arrest 4-0, with Gilmar Mendes diverging on reasoning. Senator Carlos Viana (Podemos-MG) stated the plea bargain must be complete to be accepted.
