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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A courtroom scene at STF where a lawyer presents a technical report contesting Felipe Vorcaro's arrest
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Felipe Vorcaro defense challenges arrest at STF with technical report

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The defense of Felipe Vorcaro, cousin of former banker Daniel Vorcaro, presented the STF with a technical report contesting his identification in images used to order preventive detention in Operation Compliance Zero.

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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Federal police carried out search warrants on Thursday (7) at addresses linked to Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), president of the PP party, as part of Operation Compliance Zero. The action investigates suspicions of corruption and money laundering tied to Banco Master and former banker Daniel Vorcaro.

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