The repercussions surrounding the liquidation of Banco Master gained a new chapter involving two great authorities: the minister of the STF (Supreme Federal Court) Alexandre de Moraes and the president of the BC (Central Bank), Gabriel Galípolo.
The owner of Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, hired Moraes’ wife, Viviane Barci de Moraes, as his lawyer.
Check out the chronology of the case, what was publicized about the matter and what those involved say.
December 11th: Viviane Barci and the contract with Master
The newspaper The Globe published a report that revealed a contract between Banco Master and Moraes’ wife, Viviane Barci de Moraes.
The contract, according to the newspaper, provided that the family office would work to defend the interests of the financial institution and Vorcaro at the Central Bank, the Federal Revenue Service and the National Congress.
The report also said that the Barci de Moraes office would receive payment of R$129 million from Banco Master, foreseeing monthly payments of R$3.6 million between 2024 and 2027.
However, after the Master was liquidated, payments would have stopped.
December 22: Moraes and Galípolo
A new report by journalist Malu Gaspar in The Globe details that Moraes would have contacted the president of the BC, Gabriel Galípolo, at least four times to discuss interests in favor of Banco Master.
The information was confirmed by.
Moraes would have made at least three contacts by telephone and met Galípolo in person at least once.
December 22: Congressional Reaction
Based on this information, parliamentarians said they would present a .
“We are going to take advantage of the fact that we have the recess ahead of us to seek as many signatures from deputies and senators for this impeachment request and in view of this new fact,” he told CNN Brazil federal deputy Marcel Van Hattem (Novo-RS).
A request for a CPI (parliamentary commission of inquiry) is also being analyzed by senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE).
Em said that the investigation would seek to reveal whether there is a contract that guaranteed the payment of R$3.6 million to Moraes’ wife’s law firm with minimum consideration.
Another point to be investigated, according to the senator told WW, is whether Moraes had directly interfered for the benefit of a client at his family’s law firm.
“The objective with a Parliamentary Commission like this is to shed light on the facts. No one is previously condemning Dr. Viviane Barci de Moraes, wife of , the minister himself or anyone else. But facts of this relevance have to be investigated,” Vieira told CNN.
December 23: Moraes and BC demonstrate
Moraes only officially commented on the case on Tuesday morning (23), stating that the meeting he had with Galípolo was to discuss the consequences of the application against him.
He also mentioned that individual meetings were held with the legal president of Banco Itaú and the president of Banco do Brasil, in addition to a collective meeting with the presidents of the National Confederation of Financial Institutions, Febraban (Brazilian Federation of Banks), BTG and the vice-presidents of Santander and Itaú to discuss the topic.
Still on the 23rd, the BC’s official website reported: “The Central Bank confirms that it held meetings with the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, to discuss the effects of the application of the Magnitsky Law”.
On Tuesday night, the newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo published a report saying that Moraes had called Galípolo at least six times on the same day to find out about the progress of the security operation. buy BRB-Master.
Later, on Tuesday night (23), in a second note, the magistrate denied the phone calls to Galípolo in order to press for the acquisition of Banco Master by BRB, Banco de Brasília.
According to Moraes detailed in the note, the first meeting with the president of the Central Bank took place on August 14, after being sanctioned by the United States government with the application of the Magnitsky law, on July 30.
The second happened on September 30th, after the measure was applied against his wife, on September 22nd.
Moraes also stated that his wife’s law firm, Viviane Barci de Moraes, never participated in the acquisition of Banco Master by BRB before the BC.
“In none of the meetings was any subject discussed or any pressure applied regarding the acquisition of BRB by Banco Master. He also clarifies that he was never at the Central Bank and that there was no telephone call between the two, regarding this or any other matter.
Finally, he clarifies that his wife’s law firm never acted in the BRB-Master acquisition operation before the Central Bank”, he cited.
In September, , citing the absence of documents proving the “economic-financial viability”.
Two months later, Master’s owner, Daniel Vorcaro, was arrested by the PF (Federal Police) and is being investigated for fraud against the financial system.
