Former Minister of Justice and the STF declared that he served the bank in the period between his departure from the Supreme Court and his entry into the Lula government; values would exceed R$6 million
The former Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski, 77 years old, stated this Monday (26 January 2026) that he provided legal consultancy to Banco Master of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), in 2023.
“Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, after leaving the Federal Supreme Court in April 2023, returned to his legal activities. In addition to several other clients, he provided legal consultancy services to Banco Master”, said in a note.
According to the statement, the minister left the judiciary after assuming the ministry in the government of (PT).
“Upon being invited by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to take over the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, in January 2024, Lewandowski withdrew from his law firm and suspended his registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), ceasing to act in all cases.”
Lewandowski received Lula’s invitation . In other words, according to him, the service to the Master occurred at some point during the 8 months in which he was between public positions. The former minister did not specify.
The magistrate of the MJSP on January 8, 2026. In his resignation letter, he stated that he was leaving his position “for personal and family reasons“. He also said he had performed the role “with care and dignity”, despite the “political, cyclical and budgetary limitations” faced throughout his period in charge of the department. Lewandowski also thanked Lula for his support and stated that he had been a “privilege to continue serving the country” after his retirement from the STF. Read the (PDF – 42 kB).
According to report this Monday (26th January) by journalists e Lewandowski’s law firm maintained a contract with Master from August 2023 to September 2025. The minister formalized his departure from the project on January 17, 2024.
The monthly cost of legal consultancy, according to the report, was R$250,000. As a result, the Master’s contract with the Lewandowski Advocacia firm, whose partners are the former minister’s 2 children (Enrique de Abreu Lewandowski and Yara de Abreu Lewandowski), resulted in at least R$6.5 million gross.
O Poder360 entered sought the defense of Daniel Vorcaro, founder of Banco Master, to ask if he would like to comment on the aforementioned contract. There was no response until the publication of this report. The text will be updated if a statement is sent to this digital newspaper.
This digital newspaper also sought the advice of Ricardo Lewandowski to ask for the exact date and values of the legal consultancy service provided to Banco Master. There was no response until the publication of this report. The text will be updated if a statement is sent to this digital newspaper.
