BRB council members resign after indication linked to Reag

The Bank of Brasília (BRB) announced the resignation of two fiscal council members whose indications were attributed to a fund linked to the Reag manager, liquidated by the Central Bank. Leonardo Roberto Oliveira de Vasconcelos and Celivaldo Elói Lima de Sousa claim no knowledge of the link to the Borneo fund. The resignation was reported as a material fact on February 13, 2026.

The Bank of Brasília S.A. (BRB) disclosed on February 13, 2026, as a material fact, the receipt of resignation requests from Leonardo Roberto Oliveira de Vasconcelos, titular member of the Fiscal Council, and Celivaldo Elói Lima de Sousa, alternate member. The two's indications for the positions were attributed to the Borneo fund, which holds 3.1% of BRB's capital and was managed by Reag Investimentos, extrajudicially liquidated by the Central Bank on January 15, 2026, for non-compliance with National Financial System regulations.

The councilors' indication by Borneo was recorded in the minutes of a BRB shareholders' meeting in March 2025. In the resignation letter, Vasconcelos and Sousa state they only learned of the attribution on February 11 and deny any ties to the fund. "I further declare that I have no affiliation, relationship, or knowledge regarding the aforementioned fund, nor do I know its representatives or administrators," one of them stated in the document.

In early February 2026, BRB updated its reference form with the Securities Commission (CVM), reporting that João Carlos Falbo Mansur, founder and former chairman of Reag's board, became one of its main shareholders. Mansur was a target of Operation Carbono Oculto, which investigates organized crime's links to the financial market for money laundering, and Operation Compliance Zero, which probes irregularities at Banco Master through Reag.

Banco Master, linked to Reag and controlled by Daniel Vorcaro, was extrajudicially liquidated by the Central Bank on November 18, 2025, due to alleged billion-dollar financial frauds, a claim denied by the bank's defense. The Borneo fund is identified as part of a web of hidden stakes in Master and Vorcaro. Additionally, Vorcaro, Mansur, and Maurício Quadrado became BRB shareholders through investment funds during the 2024 stock offering that raised R$ 1 billion. An audit at BRB, set up to investigate the Master operation, casts suspicion on former managers of the Distrito Federal bank, raising questions about capital expansion to facilitate business with Master.

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BRB to submit capital plan to central bank by Friday

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The Bank of Brasília (BRB) plans to deliver a capital plan to the Central Bank by this Friday (6) to address losses from the alleged fraud in credit portfolios acquired from Banco Master. The plan includes options such as creating a real estate investment fund, a loan from the Credit Guarantee Fund (FGC), and capital injection from the Federal District Government. Meanwhile, the BRB president is set to meet with district deputies to explain the crisis's impact.

Police found a note in an ex-BRB director's agenda suggesting the bank's former president tried to save Banco Master through credit portfolio purchases. Paulo Henrique Costa denied irregularities in his deposition, stating operations aimed to replace assets and protect BRB. Investigations reveal potential losses of up to R$ 5 billion for the state bank.

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The Banco Regional de Brasília (BRB) sold R$ 5 billion in assets to restore liquidity, affected by the alleged crime involving Banco Master. The institution submitted a plan to the Central Bank to bolster capital over the next 180 days. The case remains under investigation, with estimated billions in losses for pension funds and clients.

Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, denied to the Federal Police having defrauded credit portfolios worth R$ 12.2 billion sold to BRB, claiming he did not know which were good or bad. The portfolios, acquired from Tirreno consultancy, allegedly originated from payroll loans via Bahia public server associations, but indications point to forgery to inflate the bank's balance. The testimony took place on December 30, 2025, at the STF, under the rapporteurship of Dias Toffoli.

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Desembargador Roberval Belinati of TJDFT suspended on March 17 an injunction blocking the use of public properties as collateral for BRB loans to cover Banco Master losses. This follows the DF Assembly's approval on March 3 and Governor Ibaneis Rocha's sanction on March 10 of a law authorizing up to R$ 6.6 billion in operations. The ruling responds to an appeal by the Distrito Federal government, BRB's majority shareholder.

The Supreme Federal Court released depositions in the Banco Master inquiry, revealing serious irregularities such as only R$ 4 million in cash despite R$ 80 billion in assets. Meanwhile, INSS blocked R$ 2 billion in payments due to unproven loan contracts, and the Credit Guarantee Fund continues reimbursements to investors.

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Brazil's Central Bank decreed the liquidation of Will Bank, the digital arm of the Master group, on Wednesday (21) after it failed to meet commitments with the Mastercard network. The move raises costs for the Credit Guarantor Fund (FGC) to around R$ 50 billion, the fund's largest ever. Customers report difficulties accessing funds and paying bills, as STF investigations into bank frauds face ongoing pressure.

 

 

 

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