Defense claims that those under investigation did not have access to the content of the evidence collected by the police
The Federal Police canceled the testimony of Angelo Antonio Ribeiro da Silva, a partner at Banco Master. It was due this Tuesday (January 27, 2026). The defense claimed that he had not yet had access to the content of the investigations and, for this reason, he did not intend to answer the investigators’ questions.
Minister Dias Toffoli, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), had authorized the testimony of 8 people under investigation on Monday (26 January) and this Tuesday (27 January). However, only Dario Oswaldo Garcia Junior was willing to answer the investigators’ questions. The other defenses claim that they cannot speak out before accessing the content of the evidence collected by the PF.
So far, the only confirmed statement is that of former Master director Luiz Antonio Bull.
TESTIMONIALS FROM THE 1ST DAY
On Monday (26 January), only the former financial director of Banco de Brasília Dario Oswaldo Garcia Junior answered the investigators’ questions.
Alberto Felix de Oliveira, a former Master employee, declared that he did not have the authority to approve the contracts. He did not want to answer the investigators’ questions, claiming he did not have access to the entire file.
André Felipe de Oliveira Seixas Mais, a former employee of Banco Master, and Henrique Souza e Silva Peretto, a businessman linked to companies involved in the operations under investigation, also declined to speak.
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.
