Former BRB director appeared before the STF and spoke for more than an hour; Former Master said he did not have access to the process
The Federal Police began listening this Monday (26 January 2026) to testimonies from those being investigated in the possible Banco Master fraud scheme. The expectation is that those investigated will talk about the attempted purchase of Master by Banco de Brasília.
The former financial director of Banco de Brasília Dario Oswaldo Garcia Junior appeared in person at the STF (Supreme Federal Court) hearing room and answered all the questions from delegate Janaina Pereira Lima Palazzo. The testimony lasted an hour.
Also heard were:
- André Felipe de Oliveira Seixas Moreformer employee of Banco Master – spoke via videoconference and claimed not to have access to the content of the investigations and did not answer questions;
- Henrique Souza e Silva Peretto, businessman linked to companies involved in the operations investigated – He spoke via videoconference and did not respond to investigators’ questions.
Alberto Feliz de Oliveira, Master’s executive, will be heard at 4pm.
On Tuesday (January 27th), the following will be heard:
- Robério Cesar Bonfim Mangueirasuperintendent of the Bank of Brasília, at 8 am;
- Luiz Antonio Bullexecutive and director linked to Master, at 10am;
- Angelo Antonio Ribeiro da SilvaMaster executive, at 2pm;
- Augusto Ferreira Limaformer Master executive and current partner at Banco Pleno (ex-Voiter), at 4pm.
BANCO MASTER
The PF investigates a billion-dollar fraud scheme against the financial system orchestrated by Master’s partners and investment funds. Since December, the case has been under the report of Minister Dias Toffoli, as there are signs of involvement of an authority with forum prerogative.
The extrajudicial liquidation of Master and Will Bank represented the . According to investigations, the scheme consisted of the sale of high-yield fixed income securities, such as CDBs (Bank Deposit Certificates), which were used to finance investment funds, whose bank was the only shareholder. The MPF (Federal Public Ministry) states that the business was based on circulating assets without wealth, artificially forging financial results.
