✈️ Dangerous liaisons

Brasília braced all Wednesday for a "bomb" that would hit far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign. But the blows started landing early. On Wednesday night, Piauí magazine revealed that he had flown on a jet belonging to Daniel Vorcaro, the owner of the scandal-plagued Banco Master.

Vorcaro, the owner of Banco Master, has been jailed…

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