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Karina Michelin wrote that on the same day the Federal Police's request to investigate Flávio Bolsonaro was made public, which was sent to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, Lula threatened his opponent during the Band debate on October 18, with statements about possible judicial consequences. According to her, the PF's representation, forwarded to the Supreme Federal Court, dealt with suspicions of money laundering and connections with those investigated in the INSS scandal. The request was randomly assigned to Moraes, who was to decide on opening the inquiry. Michelin also reported that Roberta Luchsinger, who is being investigated in the INSS case, told CNN Brazil that she intended to negotiate a plea deal involving Lulinha. Luchsinger accused Lula of using state apparatus against her and stated that she would hold the president responsible if anything happened to her or her two daughters. Regarding the Banco Master case, involving Daniel Vorcaro, Michelin mentioned his allegations that attempts at plea collaboration had been blocked when references to Lula came up. The author claimed that the disclosure of a possible investigation against a presidential candidate on the eve of the second round, combined with Lula's statements in the debate, raised concerns about prosecutorial judicial decisions in the final stretch of the dispute. She advocated for vigilance and transparency and said it was unacceptable for Republic institutions to be instrumentalized to pursue opponents, interfere with the popular will, or remove an opposition candidate from the race through judicial means on the eve of the election. #PolíticaBrasil #Justiça #Eleições2023 (translated)

Claudio Dantas wrote that Roberta Luchsinger wanted to make a plea bargain and questioned which representatives of the MPF and the PF would accept an agreement, noting that the same institutions had rejected proposals from Daniel Vorcaro. https://t.co/588QaGyV2l #Justiça #Delação #MPF (translated)

Deltan Dallagnol wrote that Roberta Luchsinger, investigated by the Federal Police for suspicion of influence trafficking involving Lulinha and members of the federal government, had said that her relationship was with Lula, not with the president's son. According to him, in an interview with CNN, she denied a business partnership with Lulinha, stated that he participated in meetings with ministers, and said she intended to make a plea bargain. Dallagnol stated that the end of the Lula era would be marked for October 25th. He also wrote that Flávio Bolsonaro finished the first round ahead and that the PT was counting on the relaxation of voters. He requested votes for Flávio Bolsonaro, number 22, and that the video be shared with those who did not vote or chose another candidate. #Lula #Política #Eleições2023 (translated)

Gustavo Castañon wrote that Roberta Luchsinger had stated that Lulinha obtained from the Union, under the PAC, a contract of 2.6 billion for the Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil, which was concluded, according to her, in her own house. Castañon added that Luchsinger said she would make a plea bargain and held Lula responsible for anything that happened to her. #Lula #PAC #corrupção (translated)

VEJA reported that the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) decided on Saturday, 17, that its cover story about reports from banker Daniel Vorcaro of Master, with allegations against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, could continue to be published. According to the magazine, TSE President Minister Nunes Marques stated that, in a preliminary analysis, there were not enough elements to remove the article and the publications that reproduced it. He pointed out excerpts in which the magazine expressed itself directly but said they should be evaluated in the context of the report, which attributed the central accusation to Vorcaro, included the candidate's denial, and recorded reservations. In the minister's provisional evaluation, there was no evident falseness or serious decontextualization demonstrated that would justify removal. The magazine stated that the report presented audios in which Vorcaro admitted to sending money to allies of the federal government to gain access to pension funds of state-owned companies, including Petrobras, Correios, Banco do Brasil, and Caixa Econômica Federal. According to the publication, the goal was to raise 10 billion reais in investments for the bank and to pass 1 billion reais to intermediaries with the government. VEJA also reported that Vorcaro's defense presented the information to the Attorney General's Office in an attempt to negotiate a plea bargain, but the agency rejected the proposal twice. #TSE #jornalismo #Lula (translated)

Truecaller claimed that people who, according to him, would be compromised with Vorcaro wanted Flávio's victory and that the case would end without consequences, including Globo. The author predicted that a non-comprehensive deal would deliver two or three less relevant individuals, lead Vorcaro to house arrest and, later, to freedom. He also claimed that of the R$ 40 billion to R$ 60 billion that would be hidden abroad, only R$ 5 would be returned, while the remainder would be divided among allies. In the end, he questioned whether this outcome would represent a fight against corruption in the country. #Corrupção #Política #Brasil (translated)

Guga Noblat stated that the businessman known as Mineiro, to whom he attributed the payment of bribes and other actions at Vorcaro's request, wanted to make a broad confession. According to him, the account would include stories involving Flávio Rachadinha. https://t.co/bhnMih8Jhp #Corrupção #Política #Delação (translated)

Hayy stated that Vorcaro allegedly offered to present receipts of supposed bribes to the PT, but that the Attorney General's Office rejected the plea bargain proposal. He also noted that the Attorney General was appointed by Lula. https://t.co/aaqXiltOaJ #Corrupção #Política #Delação (translated)

Pedro Menin stated that Vorcaro would have presented evidence and receipts of corruption, but that the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and the Federal Police (PF) did not validate his testimony because it is an election year. According to Menin, one of the schemes would involve R$ 1 billion in bribes and could harm Lula and other individuals. He also claimed that an authority had received R$ 200 million and that lawmakers from different political sides had received illicit money. Menin said that the reactions seen so far would be a form of self-defense and protection of the system. He stated that Vorcaro would have run out of alternatives and could disclose information to the press, which, according to him, would provoke a public and scandalous downfall of the PT, a party that Menin classified as the most corrupt in history. He also suggested that the partial disclosure of information could pave the way for a complete testimony if the PF and the PGR were willing to investigate. The author also alleged that Lula was desperate and trying to buy people, and stated that new revelations could still emerge. Menin concluded by saying that he was following the situation with anticipation. #Corrupção #Lula #Delação (translated)

Pedro Menin wrote that, according to Veja, the Master allegedly paid a bribe of 1 billion to raise funds from pension funds with Lula's support. He classified the case as very dark and stated that the workers had been robbed. Menin also mentioned that Vorcaro presented receipts, but that the PGR and the PF did not accept his plea bargain, and he questioned the reason why. https://t.co/GDR0aN0Xcr https://t.co/rf23MY9SOa #Corrupção #Lula #FundoDePensão (translated)

Carlos Viana stated that the magazine Veja had revealed that Vorcaro went to the Planalto twice accompanied by a lobbyist linked to Padilha's group. According to Viana, in the plea deal rejected by the PGR, Vorcaro would have said that the price to enter the pension funds of Caixa, BB, Petrobras, and Correios was a bribe of 10%; Padilha denied the accusation. Viana said that the PGR had pointed out a lack of evidence, but claimed that the Planalto itself had just provided one. He also stated that, in the CPMI of the INSS, the tracing of the retirees' money had led to Master and that the path now reached the Planalto. He concluded with the message: “On the 25th, it’s the 22nd.” #Lula #Corrupção #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

Leandro Ruschel stated that a reporter from Veja considered that the attention given to the recording published by the magazine would be diverting focus from more serious allegations based on messages found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone. According to Ruschel, the reporter said that messages from 2024 and 2025 would indicate a collusion with executives from the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa, Petrobras, and Correios to raise R$ 10 billion, of which R$ 1 billion would be destined to the PT as a bribe. The account also mentioned more than 450 messages with an operator linked to the office of Minister Alexandre Padilha. Ruschel said that, according to the report, Banco Master entered in May 2024 a government list that would allow it to receive investments from the funds, despite having low credit ratings and being under investigation for fraud. During the same period, the bank reportedly negotiated R$ 500 million in credit letters with Caixa; the operation retreated after O Globo reported, in July 2024, the removal of two managers who had issued a negative opinion. The report also claimed that Padilha had said, in a meeting at the Palácio do Planalto, that agreements made with Olavo Noleto would count as agreements with the minister himself, and that, after dinner at Vorcaro's house in October 2024, the banker received a message saying that Lula would meet him and had liked the conversation. According to Ruschel, the reporter stated that Lula received Vorcaro in December and that messages from lawyer Walfrido Warde suggested pressure on the Central Bank to save Master. He added that Vorcaro would have presented the account to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which had refused to receive the material, and that there would be evidence involving PGR members who had contact with the defense. Ruschel said that the reporter argued that Vorcaro should be heard and warned of the risk of diverting workers' resources to save the bank. #Corrupção #Política #Justiça (translated)

Tsuki found it "sensational" that the magazine Veja had directly accused Lula's campaign of spreading false news against the publication. He then summarized the arguments from a response by the magazine regarding its report about Vorcaro. According to the text from Veja reproduced by Tsuki, Vorcaro's lawyer would have confirmed the authenticity of the audio, and the magazine stated that it removed five short statements — 15 seconds in total — to protect the source. The publication also clarified that it did not say that the audio was included in the plea bargain nor that the confession was made to the Federal Police. Regarding the PGR, the magazine claimed that Vorcaro, through his lawyers, presented an account regarding the funding of a documentary about Lula and promised to deliver documents if the plea bargain was accepted, which did not happen. Tsuki also stated that some outlets were using "jurists" in their headlines to conceal, according to his assessment, that the coordination of Lula's presidential campaign was spreading false news against Veja's cover story. #PolíticaBR #FakeNews #Eleições2022 (translated)

Felipe Moura Brasil shared the transcription of a reporter from Veja who defended a report amid the reactions to the publication of a recording. The journalist stated that, in addition to the audio, the article was based on messages found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone before he formalized a plea deal proposal. According to the reporter, Vorcaro had already presented a third proposal to the PGR, but the agency did not want to listen to him. In the transcription, the reporter claimed that messages from 2024 and 2025 indicated that Vorcaro had intermediaries at the Palácio do Planalto who were working with executives from the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica, Petrobras, and Correios. He asserted that the objective was to raise 10 billion reais from these funds, with 1 billion reais earmarked for bribes to the PT, as part of an agreement to save Banco Master. He also said that an operator linked to the office of Minister Alexandre Padilha sought fund executives and that meetings had been organized to facilitate the bank's operations. The reporter further stated that, in May 2024, Banco Master entered the so-called "exhaustive list," which, according to him, allowed the funds to invest in the institution. At the same time, he said, the bank was negotiating credit letters worth 500 million reais with Caixa Econômica. According to the journalist, the operation did not progress after the newspaper O Globo reported, in July 2024, that two managers from Caixa had been removed for issuing a negative opinion. He added that Vorcaro had reported, in a plea deal proposal to which the report had access, that Padilha and other PT members backed down after the case was disclosed. #Lula #Corrupção #Política (translated)

Silvio Matias wrote that, according to VEJA, Vorcaro stated in a plea bargain proposal to the PGR that cash payments had been made to the Lula Institute in exchange for access to pension funds of state-owned companies. https://t.co/kxJGd53Eo4 #corrupção #LULA #delação (translated)