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Lucas Matheus wrote that a source close to him told him that about 65 GB of new conversations related to the Vorcaro case were in the hands of a few media outlets. He said he was unable to confirm the information independently but stated that the gradual release of the material corresponded to the source's account. According to Matheus, excerpts were being published during the second round and used in political disputes and, at times, to divert attention from other issues. He argued that the material, being of public interest, should be made available in full, citing the release of documents by the DOJ in the Epstein case as a comparison. Matheus accused the Federal Police, the Supreme Federal Court, and the Attorney General's Office of keeping information confidential that, in his assessment, should be public while parts of the content leaked. He also mentioned that there were those who claimed that excerpts were being sold. He criticized the actions of the press and the judiciary, stated that some actors had strong connections—without specifying with whom—and asserted that no one had been held accountable. Finally, he urged the public to question why and how the material was being disclosed at that moment. #Justiça #Transparência #Imprensa (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)

Julio Schneider classified as "inexplicable" information attributed to a report from Veja, according to which Vorcaro would have offered investigators receipts of bribes involving members of the Workers' Party, but the Attorney General's Office did not advance in the investigations. https://t.co/z5cbXAJ8QK #Corrupção #Investigação #Política (translated)

Ivan Kleber wrote that suspicions were increasing that Sebastián Marset, a drug trafficker imprisoned in the United States, had reported Róger Mariaca, former Attorney General of Bolivia, to American authorities. According to Kleber, the Bolivian newspaper El Deber cited a Brazilian police official who stated that Marset had provided information about Mariaca to the United States. Kleber added that Mariaca was accused of selling protection to Marset. #Bolívia #EUA #Narcotráfico (translated)

Karina Michelin wrote that Edson Fachin received the Federal Police's director-general, Andrei Rodrigues, on Tuesday, October 13, and demanded that all mentions of STF ministers in the investigations be gathered. According to her, Fachin also established that any investigation against members of the Court would depend on authorization from the plenary, after a manifestation from the PGR. Michelin classified the decision as contradictory and stated that, in 2022, the STF itself had decided that a rapporteur could authorize investigations against state judges without approval from the collegiate. She added that, faced with suspicions involving the judiciary's leadership, it would be up to the ministers themselves to decide whether the investigations could proceed. #STF #Justiça #Direitos (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)

Mario Frias stated that Vorcaro had not lied and said that records from the GSI showed the banker’s entry into the Planalto. He suggested that this might explain the testimonies rejected by the PGR regarding Lula. Frias also said that Brazil was tired of lies and corruption and defended the election of Flávio Bolsonaro, associating him with the number 22. https://t.co/50EO6DeO1U #Brasil #Corrupção #Eleições2022 (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)

Rooted Conservative Banido stated that data from the Presidency of the Republic indicated that banker Daniel Vorcaro participated in at least two meetings at the Palácio do Planalto. He also claimed that Vorcaro mentioned evidence of corruption in the Lula government in an attachment that, according to the author, was discarded by the PGR and the PF. In the end, he compared Lula to Vorcaro. #Lula #Política #Corrupção (translated)

Rodrigo Constantino stated that network X was spreading the audio and demanding answers, unlike what he claimed the mainstream media and the PGR had done. He also said that attempts to discredit VEJA did not erase Vorcaro's voice describing what he termed a scheme, and he associated the situation with the PT, adding that the public was listening. #Brasil #Política #Mídia (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)

Xico Graziano stated that a report by the magazine VEJA about supposed payments linked to Lula had provoked a reaction within the PT. According to him, PT members denied the accusations, said there was no evidence, and echoed a contestation from the Federal Police. In summarizing the report, Graziano said that banker Vorcaro reported having negotiated with João Vaccari Neto, former treasurer of the PT, payments to obtain access to pension funds for federal employees. According to the excerpt of the article he shared, it would amount to R$ 30 million in cash destined for the Lula Institute to fund a documentary about Lula abroad, in addition to another undisclosed amount paid directly to the institute, managed by Paulo Okamotto. Graziano added that Vorcaro had provided details to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which did not proceed with the case as it deemed there was insufficient evidence. The banker’s defense, according to the account reproduced by the author, mentioned WhatsApp messages and records of withdrawals and deliveries of money. Graziano expressed belief that VEJA would not publish the report without confidence in the material and assessed that the published piece would merely be a preview of new revelations. He considered the story credible, although there might not be definitive proof, and compared the case to the Atibaia site, which, according to him, was not registered in Lula's name in the registry office. In Graziano's view, the report would harm the PT and Lula's campaign, discouraging voters and causing some to give up on voting. He stated that the case would reduce Lula's chances of reversing a defeat in the first round. #Lula #Petismo #VEJA (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)

Andre Marsiglia wrote that Fachin had denied Fux access to the Fake News investigation, claiming that he intended to archive it. According to Marsiglia, Fachin stated that 104 investigations still needed to be closed, new ones had not emerged, and the PGR needed to be heard. Marsiglia concluded that Fux would not have access to the investigation and that it would not be archived, and he accused Fachin of treating the public like idiots. #Justiça #FakeNews #Brasil (translated)