🚨 Messages extracted from the cell phone of Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, indicate that José Dirceu, Lula's right-hand man, had direct access to the banker. 🤝 The intermediary was the lawyer Ciro Soares. In February 2025, he passed on an invitation from Dirceu to Vorcaro for the PT member's birthday on March 11, at a restaurant in Brasília. Vorcaro confirmed attendance and even said he would go to the city just for that. However, there is no record that he actually went to the party. 📩 On the same day, Vorcaro mentioned having spoken with a "girl from Band" and said he would resolve a "request from him" the following week. The message does not specify what the request was. At the time, Dirceu was arranging his return to the PT leadership and the succession within the party. ✈️ The day after the party, Soares asked for a ride from Dirceu on Vorcaro's jet to São Paulo. The response was a "sure," with the time left at the discretion of the PT member. The flight was scheduled for noon, and Vorcaro later contacted Dirceu directly. 📅 About two weeks later, BRB, the state bank of Brasília, approved the purchase of Master. The liquidity crisis and suspicions regarding the bank's management were already known. The Central Bank later blocked the deal. 🏛️ According to the report, it was a period of intense networking by Vorcaro in Brasília, which included seeking a new meeting with Lula and contacts with Paulo Gonet and Alexandre de Moraes. ⚖️ After being arrested in November, Vorcaro hired three lawyers who had previously defended Dirceu, including Roberto Podval. Podval is Dirceu's partner and the largest individual donor to his campaign in this election, with R$ 400,000. (translated)
