Key facts
- Brazil's Supreme Court unsealed a probe into an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud centered on failed lender Banco Master.
- The investigation implicates central bank officials, politicians, and members of the Supreme Court.
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering.
- Justice Andre Mendonca complied with Chief Justice Edson Fachin's order to unseal the documents.
- Allegations have surfaced that Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes acted as an adviser to former Banco Master CEO Daniel Vorcaro.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva supports the unsealing of all investigation documents.
Brazil's Chief Justice Edson Fachin ordered the unsealing of thousands of pages from a probe into an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud centered on failed lender Banco Master. The investigation implicates central bank officials, politicians, and members of the Supreme Court.
Justice Andre Mendonca, who has overseen the case, complied with Fachin's request. The move comes amid a deepening institutional crisis just weeks before a presidential election. The investigation into Banco Master and alleged ties between its former chief executive, Daniel Vorcaro, and senior government and opposition politicians has rattled Brazil's institutions.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva publicly supported unsealing the investigation, stating, "I am in favor of opening everything." The Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a full-court session on September 15 to discuss allegations that Justice Alexandre de Moraes acted as an adviser to Vorcaro, prompting calls for an investigation into Moraes.