The Federal Police requested the Supreme Federal Court to declare Minister Dias Toffoli recused as rapporteur in the Banco Master investigations, based on mentions of the magistrate found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone. The request was submitted to Court President Edson Fachin, who ordered Toffoli to respond. The minister's office described the request as unfounded allegations and questioned the PF's legitimacy.
The Federal Police (PF) submitted to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) a motion for recusal against Minister Dias Toffoli, rapporteur of the inquiry into irregularities at Banco Master, controlled by Daniel Vorcaro. The request, forwarded to President Edson Fachin on February 9, 2026, is based on conversations and mentions of Toffoli's name extracted from Vorcaro's cell phone during Operation Compliance Zero. Among the findings are deleted messages related to the minister and direct dialogues between the banker and Toffoli, as reported by UOL and confirmed by sources to Folha de S.Paulo.
Vorcaro's defense issued a statement expressing concern over what it termed 'selective leaks of information', stating that this creates undue embarrassments and harms the right to defense. 'The defense reaffirms its confidence in the institutions and in the regular functioning of Justice, highlighting that the full clarification of the issues under analysis depends on technical, balanced investigation conducted with respect to fundamental guarantees', the statement reads.
Toffoli's office responded in a note that the request 'deals with unfounded allegations' and that the PF lacks legitimacy to file it, as it is not a party to the process, per article 145 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 'Regarding the content of the request, the response will be presented by the minister to the Court President', it added. Within the STF, there is an understanding that the Attorney General's Office (PGR) would be the competent body for such requests, and a similar prior PF request to the PGR did not proceed.
The context includes investigations into transfers of funds from Maridt, linked to Toffoli's brothers, to the minister, after the sale of a stake in the Tayayá resort to a fund connected to Banco Master in 2021. Toffoli explained to interlocutors that he received the amounts as a shareholder in a family-type Limited Company, with lawful and tax-declared transfers. The procedure is under seal, and Toffoli maintains there is no reason for him to step aside from the case.
