The senator’s stepson, Eduardo Sodré, allegedly demanded payments from Augusto Lima by mentioning bills, invoices and documents
The investigation uncovers transfers of R$3.5 million to BN Financeira, a company linked to the senator’s family members (PT-BA). The payments would have been made by PKL One, linked to the former partner of Banco Master, . Investigators are investigating whether the company was used to receive undue advantages from the institution controlled by .
The PF launched this Thursday (June 18, 2026) the . 18 search and seizure warrants were executed in Bahia, São Paulo and the Federal District. The order was issued by minister André Mendonça, from . Read (PDF — 256 kB).
According to the investigation, Eduardo Sodré, stepson of Jaques Wagner and linked to BN Financeira, collected payments from Augusto Lima. In the messages analyzed by the PF, he mentions bills, invoices, documents to be signed and other measures necessary to formalize the transfers.
In one of the messages, sent on September 4, 2015, Eduardo Sodré wrote to Augusto Lima: “The ticket is due tomorrow”.
The documents analyzed by the PF indicate that Augusto Lima attributed the difficulties in making payments to the failure of the sale of Banco Master to Banco de Brasília (BRB). For researchers, the mention reinforces the hypothesis that the transfers to BN Financeira may be related to the interests of the institution controlled by Vorcaro.
The PF is investigating whether the operation between BN Financeira and PKL One originated from services actually provided or whether it served to give the appearance of legality to transfers considered irregular.
According to the investigation, Eduardo Sodré is described as “a central legal entity in the axis of payments supposedly destined for Jaques Wagner’s family nucleus”. There is no indication, however, of what role he held at BN Financeira.
The Federal Police describe the company linked to Sodré as having reduced share capital and “apparently low operational capacity”. According to the investigation, this profile reinforces the need to verify whether BN Financeira had a structure compatible with the contracted services.
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Augusto Lima’s defense stated in a note that the client “has always acted within the limits of the law, with transparency, technical responsibility and compliance with the rules that govern the financial system and public administration” (read the full text below).
O Poder360 He approached Senator Jaques Wagner to ask if he would like to comment on the PF operation. There was no response until the publication of this report. The text will be updated if a statement is sent to the digital newspaper.
O Poder360 He also tried to contact the others mentioned, but was unable to find a valid telephone number or email address to request a position. The newspaper will continue trying to contact you and will update the text if it receives comments from those involved.
Read Augusto Lima’s full defense:
“The measures carried out by the Federal Police on this date were unnecessary, since Augusto Lima has been at the disposal of the authorities for 6 months to clarify the facts under investigation.
“In any case, the measures will help to demonstrate that the facts discovered at this stage of the investigation are strictly lawful.
“Augusto Lima has always acted within the limits of the law, with transparency, technical responsibility and compliance with the rules that govern the financial system and public administration.”
