Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16
Brazil Supreme Court Keeps Henrique Vorcaro Jailed as Banco Master Probe Targets Multibillion-Dollar Fraud
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16

Brazil Supreme Court Keeps Henrique Vorcaro Jailed as Banco Master Probe Targets Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16

Summary

  • Brazil’s Supreme Court voted to keep Henrique Vorcaro in jail after the latest plea-deal proposal in the Banco Master fraud investigation collapsed.
  • Henrique Vorcaro, father of former banker Daniel Vorcaro, was arrested last month in the police probe into the lender, which was liquidated late last year.
  • Authorities say Banco Master’s failure involved fraudulent mismanagement and bribe payments, and they accuse Daniel Vorcaro of orchestrating a multibillion-dollar scheme.
  • The case has widened beyond the bank itself, shaking Brazil’s political establishment as investigators pursue one of the country’s biggest recent financial scandals.

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