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Vorcaro signs confidentiality term for plea bargain and is transferred to PF
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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.
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.
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Argentine researcher Soledad Palameta Miller, a Unicamp professor, was arrested on Monday (23) for suspected theft of biological materials from a high-biosecurity virology lab. Federal Police recovered the samples, missing since February, while her defense denies any crime.
The Federal Police carried out the second phase of Operation Compliance Zero on Wednesday (14), with 42 search and seizure warrants against targets linked to Banco Master, including owner Daniel Vorcaro and businessman Nelson Tanure. The operation led to the temporary arrest of Vorcaro's brother-in-law and the seizure of assets worth millions. STF Justice Dias Toffoli, the case rapporteur, criticized the PF for delays but reconsidered decisions on the evidence.
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The Supreme Federal Court upheld house arrests for ten defendants convicted in the coup plot, following a custody hearing on Saturday, December 27. The measure, authorized by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, aims to prevent escapes like those of Silvinei Vasques and Alexandre Ramagem. Two targets were not immediately located by the Federal Police.
Amid rising reports of illegal drone flights in Germany, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has launched a defense plan. Starting in December, a new Federal Police unit with 130 additional personnel will begin operations. The officers will detect and neutralize drones near airports and security-sensitive sites.
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The federal police issued a statement criticizing deputy guilherme derrite's changes to the anti-faction bill, stating they weaken the fight against organized crime. Chamber president hugo motta mediated talks to preserve pf's roles. The lula government views the alterations as an attack on the agency and seeks to delay the vote.
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