Brazilian Justice Who Imprisoned Bolsonaro Now Under Fire for Alleged Links to Disgraced Banker
Federal police documents show banker Daniel Vorcaro sought advice from a person identified as Alexandre de Moraes, and a 130 million reais contract drew scrutiny.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for a coup attempt, is facing calls to resign over alleged connections to disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro.
- Federal police documents revealed that Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, repeatedly sought advice from a person identified as de Moraes and acted on this advice on multiple occasions.
- Documents indicate that de Moraes reviewed a contract between Vorcaro and his wife worth about 130 million Brazilian reais, raising concerns about his integrity.
- Media and legal experts, including Folha de S. Paulo, urge de Moraes to resign to prevent further dishonor to the court and have suggested Senate impeachment if he refuses.
28 Articles
28 Articles
Brazil judge Alexandre de Moraes faces resignation calls over Vorcaro links
Alexandre de Moraes is facing mounting demands to resign after police documents linked him to banker Daniel Vorcaro. The revelations have deepened scrutiny of Brazil's Supreme Court ahead of the October elections.
Associated Press News
Brazilian justice who imprisoned Bolsonaro now under fire for alleged links to disgraced banker
The Brazilian Supreme Court justice who sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for a coup attempt is now facing pressure to resign over alleged links to a disgraced banker.
São Paulo, Sep 2 (EFE).- The pressure on the judge of the Brazilian Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes increased this Wednesday with new petitions for his resignation and the commitment of the president of the court to analyze his suspicious relationship with a banker imprisoned for fraud. Not to mention De Moraes, the head of the Supreme Court, Luiz [...] The entry Increases the pressure in Brazil to resign the judge of the Supreme Alexandre de …
The messages indicate enough intimacy for the banker—then under investigation, now imprisoned—to consult the judge if it was time to flee Brazil. “Do you think I have to be out of [the country] on Monday?” the owner of the Master Bank, now in pretrial detention for a colossal fraud, asked the Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, two days before being arrested in November 2025. It is unknown what Moraes replied, but, in fact, that Monday nigh…
Revealed messages between Judge Alexandre de Moraes and imprisoned banker Daniel Vorcaro have reignited the Banco Master scandal in Brazil. Vorcaro, detained for multimillion-dollar fraud, asked the judge to intervene with authorities to halt the investigations and prevent his arrest. De Moraes was the judge who convicted Jair Bolsonaro for attempted coup. From Rio de Janeiro, our correspondent Valeria Saccone has more details.
The judge of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil who sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for an attempted coup d'état now faces pressure to resign because of his alleged links with a disgraced banker.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
