Governor of Rio de Janeiro will speak about confronting criminal factions; The week also marks the analysis of applications involving Banco Master and relatives of judges
The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Organized Crime will receive, on Wednesday (11), the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro (PL), to give testimony about the public security in the state. In addition to the governor’s hearing, the commission’s agenda this week includes voting on requests to convene family members of ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) cited in financial investigations.
The audience with Cláudio Castro, rescheduled after the governor fulfills an international agenda, will also be attended by Rio’s Secretary of Public Security, Victor dos Santos. The call responds to requests from the CPI rapporteur, senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE).
The objective of the statement is to discuss the experience of Rio de Janeiro as territorial base of criminal factions. According to the rapporteur, the commission seeks to deepen discussions on money laundering, police operational difficulties and coordination between state and federal governments in the fight against organized crime.
Banco Master
On Tuesday (10), the day before Castro’s hearing, the commission must vote on requests requesting new statements and breaches of confidentiality. The requests, also authored by Alessandro Vieira, focus on transactions linked to Banco Master and involve:
Viviane Barci: wife of minister Alexandre de Moraes (STF). The request asks for explanations about a fee contract worth R$129 million between the bank and the law firm Barci de Moraes, signed two months before the liquidation of the financial institution;
Dias Toffoli’s brothers: José Carlos and José Eugênio Dias Toffoli. The request cites the sale of equity in a resort to funds linked to Banco Master and mentions the supposed existence of a casino on site;
Daniel Vorcaro: controller of Banco Master;
The commission will also analyze requests for Financial Intelligence Reports (RIF) to Coaf on the financial movements of those mentioned and the company Lex Instituto de Estudos Jurídicas.
*With information from Janaína Camelo
*Report produced with the help of AI
