The Economic Affairs Committee approved this Tuesday (28) two requests for information on the operations of the (Bank of Brasília). Both are signed by the president of the collegiate, senator Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL).
One of them is directed to minister Bruno Dantas, from the TCU (Federal Audit Court), and asks him to provide information and documents regarding Caixa Econômica Federal’s interest in purchasing BRB credit portfolios.
The request also seeks access to documents classified as confidential and which are directly or indirectly linked to the process of purchasing BRB credit portfolios by Master.
The TCU deals with studies and negotiations for a possible federalization of the BRB. Caixa has said that
The other request asks for the presentation of documents from the last eight years, relating to pension funds for state and municipal employees, related to the purchase of employee payrolls, resources from judicial deposits and associated with state or municipal public entities.
Calheiros states, in the request, that BRB is at the epicenter of the bank liquidation crisis, “motivated by fraud in the national financial system, with serious financial damage to account holders and the Credit Guarantee Fund.”
The Brasília bank tried to buy Master, an operation that ended up being blocked by the Central Bank. BRB purchased thousands of reais in Master’s credit portfolios.
Paulo Henrique Costa, former president of BRB, has been in prison since April 16, on suspicion that he received bribes from Daniel Vorcaro, a former banker who controlled Master. This Tuesday, and go to prison in a General Staff room to begin negotiating a plea bargain agreement.
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