The Federal Police seized, on Tuesday morning (18), the banker Daniel Vorcaro’s private jet, dono do Banco Masterarrested on Monday night (17), at Guarulhos International Airport when he was due to fly to Dubai.
The aircraft, a Falcon 7X manufactured in 2010 by Dassault and registered in name of the company Viking Participações, from Vorcarois valued at around R$200 million.
The model is considered one of the most sophisticated in executive aviation, with capacity for intercontinental flights and state-of-the-art technology.
The seizure of the jet occurred as part of the Operation Compliance Zerowhich investigates a alleged scheme to issue fake credit bonds, fraudulent and reckless management e criminal organization involving financial institutions of the National Financial System.
just as he was preparing to embark for the United Arab Emirates. The PF monitored his movements and anticipated his arrest to prevent a possible escape.
The banker’s defense stated that the businessman and his lawyers had been making themselves available to the authorities to collaborate with the investigations.
In addition, his partner, Augusto Lima, was also arrested. In total, the PF carries out five preventive arrest warrants, two temporary arrest warrants and 25 search and seizure warrants in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia and the Federal District.
Among the targets is the president of BRB, Paulo Henrique Costa, removed by the courts along with three directors of the bank.
The investigations began in 2024, following a request from the Federal Public Ministry to investigate the manufacture of unsustainable credit portfolios.
According to the investigations, these securities had been sold to another bank and, after inspection by the Central Bank, replaced by assets without adequate technical evaluation.
On Tuesday morning, the Central Bank (BC) decreed the extrajudicial liquidation of and its foreign exchange broker, making the institution’s sale process that had been announced the previous day unfeasible.
Master had already attracted market attention due to its business model considered risky, based on the issuance of securities guaranteed by the FGC at rates higher than the market.
(With information from Rafael Saldanha, Elijonas Maia, Gustavo Uribe and João Nakamura, from CNN Brazil)
