Banco Master

Daniel Vorcaro’s web of connections

🎙️ Podcast: Banco Master and the Supreme Court

Just after a historic trial, justices have pulled the court into the swirling scandal involving Banco Master. Now the Chief Justice's push for ethical standards is being put to the test

🕸️ Six Degrees of Banco Master

Since the Banco Master case first broke, we warned that it wouldn’t be long before it reached high-profile politicians. It has now.

✈️ Coming to America

What Lula and Trump discussed on Monday. Alleged conflict of interest in Brazil’s top courts. The Banco Master web extends to former Lula cabinet ministers.

🙊 The I-word

The Supreme Court justice in the Banco Master spotlight. Why do clothes cost more in Brazil? Nikolas Ferreira marches to the capital

🤯 A new end of the world?

Will the Banco Master case result in a plea deal? Tarcísio de Freitas’s plan of ambiguity comes apart. Charges in the Americanas fraud case.

Everything you need to know about the Banco Master case

No political or criminal story is making as much noise in Brasília. And we’re still only scratching the surface

🔎 Regulatory blindspots

Brazil is dealing with what is arguably its largest banking fraud case ever, prompting the government to propose changes to the country's oversight framework.

🤯 Master minds

More twists in the Banco Master tale. A new Quaest poll gives Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro food for thought. Questions surround the brief visit of a Chinese hospital ship.

🤨 Family ties

The questions around a Supreme Court justice in the Banco Master case. The contradictions of Brazil’s silence on Iran. Feds carry out more raids in budgetary grant investigations.

⚠️ Master concerns

The far-reaching tentacles of the Banco Master case. Unemployment has never been lower, but hiring is slowing. Brazil is walking on eggshells in Venezuela.

🚨 Back-to-back raids

Raids in Congress over embezzlement cases. Another delay for the EU-Mercosur deal. Calls for a code of conduct for Supreme Court justices.

☝ The chosen one

Jair Bolsonaro picks his heir. Or does he? Lula’s standing after three years in office. Influential people in Brasília are less concerned.

🏦 Push for total autonomy

Brazil’s Central Bank wants to rid itself of all political pressure. The government has a plan to bring back railways. Brazil approves a one-shot dengue fever vaccine.

💸 Chronic tax debtors

Large-scale investigations into organized crime’s money-laundering schemes gave momentum to a bill targeting companies that use tax delinquency as a business strategy.

🤡 Master fraud

The Central Bank liquidates Banco Master, whose owner is arrested. A new Mexican player in Brazil’s airport sector. A decisive day for COP30 as Brazil seeks to push through first decisions.