Brazil’s Federal Police broaden an investigation into Banco Master as part of a wider political and financial probe. Bloomberg reports that investigators target Senator Ciro Nogueira, a powerful figure and ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro, as authorities expand a sweeping case that has disrupted Brazil’s political landscape. The Rio Times adds that police execute search warrants on May 7 at addresses linked to Nogueira and detain Felipe Cançado Vorcaro, described as the cousin of Banco Master controller Daniel Vorcaro. The Rio Times says this is the fifth phase of “Operação Compliance Zero,” an investigation authorized by Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça. The reports characterize the inquiry as alleging that Nogueira received undue advantages connected to Daniel Vorcaro, though both outlets present the matter from different angles and do not provide full details of the evidence in the excerpts provided. Overall, the sources agree that the operation includes targeted searches and a detention connected to the Banco Master case and that it is being pursued under Supreme Court oversight.
Brazil Federal Police expand Banco Master probe with searches involving Senator Ciro Nogueira
Brazil’s Federal Police broaden an investigation into Banco Master as part of a wider political and financial probe. Bloomberg reports that investigators target Senator Ciro Nogueira, a powerful figur...
- Brazil’s Federal Police expand an investigation related to Banco Master.
- Senator Ciro Nogueira is among the targets in the probe.
- Police carry out searches on May 7 at addresses linked to Nogueira.
- Authorities detain Felipe Cançado Vorcaro, described as a cousin of Banco Master controller Daniel Vorcaro.
- The action is part of Operação Compliance Zero and is authorized by Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça.
Brazil’s Federal Police (Polícia Federal) executed search warrants on May 7 at addresses linked to Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI) and detained Felipe Cançado Vorcaro, cousin of Banco Master controller Daniel Vorcaro, in the fifth phase of Operação Compliance Zero. The operation, authorized by Supreme Court justice André Mendonça, alleges Nogueira received undue advantages from Daniel […] The post Brazilian Federal Police Targets Senator Ciro Nogueira in Master Case appeared first on The Rio Times.
3 months agoBrazilian police are targeting Ciro Nogueira, a powerful senator and ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro, as part of their probe into Banco Master, expanding a sweeping investigation that has roiled the nation’s political system.
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