Lawyers queue at Toffoli's office amid delays in Banco Master fraud probe

Following the second phase of Federal Police Operation Compliance Zero, lawyers for targets in the Banco Master fraud case report long queues at STF Justice Dias Toffoli's office for access to sealed files. Relatives of banker Daniel Vorcaro are under scrutiny for investments in a contested Amazonas carbon credits project.

As Operation Compliance Zero—targeting an alleged R$5.7 billion fraud scheme at Banco Master—progresses under STF Justice Dias Toffoli's rapporteurship, lawyers for an expanding list of targets are facing delays in accessing the sealed inquiry files. André Callegari, representing Henrique Vorcaro (Daniel's father), Natália Vorcaro (sister), and Thiago Assumpção, described a backlog of access requests awaiting Toffoli's approval. “According to information I obtained, there is a series of access requests awaiting the minister's approval,” Callegari told VEJA.

The Vorcaro relatives are partners in a company that invested in a carbon credits project covering 145,000 hectares in Amazonas from 2022 to 2024. More than half the area overlaps with public lands contested by Incra, making economic exploitation unfeasible. The investment involved quotas from a fund managed by Reag, which the Central Bank liquidated amid the probe.

This follows the operation's second phase on January 14, which executed over 40 search and seizure warrants across multiple states and blocked significant assets (as reported in prior coverage). The first phase in November 2025 included arrests, including Daniel Vorcaro's (later released), and 25 searches.

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STF Second Chamber judges deliberating Daniel Vorcaro's preventive detention in virtual session amid fraud probe and plea bargain expectations.
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The STF's Second Chamber begins judging the preventive detention of Banco Master owner Daniel Vorcaro in a virtual plenary starting Friday (13). This follows his March 4 arrest in Operation Compliance Zero and the recent cancellation of a Senate hearing. The Federal Police believes continued detention boosts chances of collaboration in billion-dollar fraud probes, while his defense seeks release.

STF Justice Dias Toffoli has declared himself suspect for 'foro íntimo' reasons and will not participate in the judgment on maintaining banker Daniel Vorcaro's imprisonment, owner of Banco Master. The decision comes amid a virtual session of the Second Panel starting this Friday (13). Earlier, Toffoli also recused himself from a request for a CPI on frauds involving the bank.

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The Federal Police arrested banker Daniel Vorcaro on Wednesday (March 4) in the third phase of Operation Compliance Zero, investigating irregularities at Banco Master. The operation uncovered a criminal organization with four nuclei, including corruption of Central Bank employees and intimidation of adversaries. Two BC employees were removed and required to wear ankle monitors.

STF Minister André Mendonça reduced the secrecy level of the Banco Master fraud inquiry on Thursday (19), after taking over from Dias Toffoli. The decision grants the Federal Police broader access to seized materials and authorizes ordinary procedures, such as depositions. This reverses prior restrictions set by Toffoli.

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Supreme Court minister André Mendonça held sharp discussions with the defense of former banker Daniel Vorcaro after the delivery of plea deal annexes to the Federal Police and the Attorney General's Office.

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