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Sérgio Santos shared a statement in which Lula criticized the intention to privatize Petrobras. Lula stated that the person he was referring to had already said they wanted to privatize 95% of Brazilian state-owned companies and advocated for strong and productive state-owned enterprises. He also questioned the privatization of Eletrobras, stating that the population lost the ability to control prices and that the company was sold for a very low price. https://t.co/2yseJLESkw #Petrobras #Privatização #Eletrobras (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)

Jones Manoel stated that Flávio Bolsonaro would privatize Petrobras and said that, in his view, this measure would greatly increase the prices of gasoline and diesel. He also wrote that Brazil had already faced fuel shortages before the state-owned company and that privatization could bring that scenario back. #Petrobras #Privatização #Combustível (translated)

Jones Manoel stated that Flávio Bolsonaro would privatize Petrobras and that the measure would greatly increase the prices of gasoline and diesel. He also said that Brazil had already faced fuel shortages before the company's creation and that privatization could bring this problem back, adding that this would be the goal of those who supported it. #Privatização #Petrobras #Combustível (translated)

Pri wrote that, according to Folha de S.Paulo, Adolfo Sachsida was Jair Bolsonaro's favorite to lead the Ministry of Finance in a possible Flávio Bolsonaro government. She also stated that Sachsida had indicated that Petrobras, Banco do Brasil, and Caixa would not be privatized. https://t.co/CaqealAy8k #política #Brasil #economia (translated)

Jones Manoel stated that during the interview with Lula held the previous day, a journalist from Rede Globo did not mention the end of the 6x1 schedule and said that the topic seemed forbidden. He claimed that Flávio Bolsonaro, if elected, would reverse the end of this schedule, implement a 7x0 work schedule, and eliminate vacations, thirteenth salary, maternity leave, and other labor rights. Manoel also questioned whether the questions for Flávio's interview had been agreed upon, mentioning that the candidate would have lunch with the owners of Rede Globo before the interview. He asked if the network would question him about cuts, attacks on pensions, BPC, SUS, public education, and the minimum wage, in addition to the privatization of Petrobras, which according to him could raise gasoline prices to R$ 10 per liter. Finally, he stated that the bourgeois media was on the side of the bourgeoisie and imperialism, against the workers. #Mídia #DireitosTrabalhistas #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

Jones Manoel stated that Flávio Bolsonaro wanted to privatize Petrobras and said that, as a result, the prices of gasoline, diesel, and other products, including food, would rise. He asked that the video be shared with drivers, taxi drivers, and delivery people. #Petrobras #Gasolina #Privatização (translated)

Truecaller questioned whether Brazilians would allow Donald Trump to influence the country's electoral system in defense of U.S. interests. It predicted that Trump would lose control of the House and Senate in November, would be unable to govern, and would leave office in two years. The author stated that China was economically more important to Brazil than the United States because it buys Brazilian products and can help during crises. He also mentioned that the United States had a trade surplus with Brazil and was a direct competitor to agribusiness and Embraer. Truecaller also said that Brazilians were being influenced by a nonsensical narrative and cited controversies involving the PL and the Bolsonaro family. It claimed that the president of the PL had been arrested in the mensalão scandal, that Flávio Bolsonaro campaigned for Eduardo Cunha, who was imprisoned in the Lava Jato operation, and that the scandals involving INSS and Banco Master had arisen and grown during the Bolsonaro administration. It also criticized Jair Bolsonaro for, according to it, catering to the Centrão by releasing funds from the rapporteur and the secret budget. Regarding Flávio Bolsonaro, Truecaller stated that he did not have a government plan, had changed his position on the 6x1 work schedule, and had promised to cut R$ 200 billion in basic services to solve the fiscal problem, although he only explained R$ 70 billion, an amount the author considered inflated. It added that Flávio had not explained his pricing policy for Petrobras. Finally, Truecaller argued that spending cuts would reduce consumption and GDP and worsen the primary deficit by decreasing revenue. It cited Greece, Argentina, Chile, and Peru as examples where, according to it, austerity policies had failed. #PolíticaBrasil #Eleições2022 #Manipulação (translated)

Julio Schneider stated that a report by Andreza Matais from Metrópoles reported that the lobbyist Roberta Luchsinger allegedly used a photo of Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, known as Lulinha, with President Lula, taken during an official trip to Europe in April 2023, to impress businessman Leo Slezynger from Unigel. According to Schneider, Luchsinger presented Lulinha as her partner and was hired to mediate Unigel's interests with Petrobras and BNDES. He added that, according to investigations by the Federal Police mentioned in the report, she received at least R$ 1.26 million between 2023 and 2024. Schneider also wrote that Unigel signed a contract with Petrobras in December 2023, which was later annulled after the TCU pointed out a high risk of loss. Messages released by the report suggested that Luchsinger requested permission to share the photo and suggested that Slezynger invite Lulinha to join the board of an investment fund. He said that the report raised questions about the use of familial relationships with the president to influence business with public companies and classified the case as a criminal organization. #Lula #Lulinha #Corrupção (translated)

Rodney criticized members of the Workers' Party who, according to him, presented their side as if they wanted to elect a figure like Mother Teresa of Calcutta. He stated that Bolsonarism was a reaction to the election of a former president convicted in three instances and claimed that R$ 42 billion had been diverted from Petrobras. He also stated that, after the group returned to power, R$ 6 billion would have been diverted from INSS retirees. He said that this case was more serious because it involved poor and elderly people and claimed that another R$ 1 billion from workers' pension funds could have been diverted if a scheme involving Vorcaro had progressed. Rodney also criticized members of the Workers' Party for accusing the other side of not accepting arguments and acting like a cult. He said they should reflect on their own stance. #Política #Brasil #Corrupção (translated)

Mario Frias wrote that, according to a report, Vorcaro reported a plan to raise up to R$ 10 billion from the pension funds of Caixa, Banco do Brasil, Petrobras, and Correios. In exchange for lobbying with the funds, the group linked to a minister of Lula would receive R$ 1 billion in bribes, equivalent to 10% of the amount raised by Banco Master, according to the account cited by Frias. He stated that, due to involving resources from the funds and an accusation of billion-dollar bribery, the case could not be treated as just another news story. #Corrupção #FundosDePensão #Propina (translated)

Yves Adriano claimed that Vorcaro paid the PT a bribe equivalent to 10% of the amounts raised in pension funds. He stated that workers and retirees from Caixa, Banco do Brasil, Petrobrás, and Correios funded the expenses and classified the accusation as yet another blow that could implode the PT. #Corrupção #Política #Lula (translated)

Pedro Menin stated that Vorcaro would have paid the PT a bribe equivalent to 10% of the amounts raised in pension funds. According to him, workers and retirees from Caixa, Banco do Brasil, Petrobras, and Correios would have borne the costs. Menin classified the accusation as yet another episode that could shake the PT and said he was almost forgiving Vorcaro. https://t.co/Q5EMdthwm6 #Corrupção #PoliticaBR #PT (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)

Janoninho stated that André Mendonça prohibited the circulation of an informational document among Petrobras workers and claimed that the measure would compromise Flávio Bolsonaro, whom he called Mendonça's protégé. He also requested that the publication be shared and expressed support for Lula with the hashtag #Vote13. https://t.co/fK7JmoluZV #Petrobras #Lula #Política (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)

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)

Eduardo Bolsonaro celebrated Sachsida's statement that he would not privatize Banco do Brasil, Caixa, and Petrobras. He asserted that in a scenario he described as "post-liberalism," each country had its own view on which sectors were strategic, citing JD Vance as an example. Bolsonaro said he did not advocate for statism but believed that energy and the control of sectors capable of boosting the economy and the quality of life for Brazilians should not serve interests other than public ones. For him, the discussion involved sovereignty and the ability of Brazilians to decide their own future and how to achieve their goals. #Privatização #Soberania #Economia (translated)

Leonardo Dias wrote that, according to VEJA magazine (issue 3016, from 10/9/2026), Daniel Vorcaro reportedly detailed in audio and in material submitted to the PGR in June how Banco Master obtained access to the pension funds of state entities. In the version attributed to Vorcaro, Jaques Wagner allegedly facilitated the connection, and partner Augusto Lima reportedly met with João Vaccari Neto. Dias stated that Vorcaro described a payment of about R$ 30 million in cash for Oliver Stone's documentary about Lula, through Paulo Okamotto, in addition to an undisclosed amount to the Lula Institute. Later, according to the report, the Master would pay 10% of what it raised from the funds of BB, Caixa, Petrobras, and Correios: Vorcaro estimated R$ 1 billion for the PT and R$ 9 billion for himself. The author also mentioned messages found on Vorcaro's cell phone. According to Dias, an operator identified as Júlio introduced him to Olavo Noleto, the executive secretary of Alexandre Padilha. On 4/29/2024, Master was said to have entered a list that released the funds; on the same day, Júlio allegedly demanded R$ 500,000. Two days later, a dinner with Padilha was said to have occurred at the banker’s house. In October, Júlio reportedly wrote that the president would meet with Vorcaro. Dias added that Padilha allegedly said dealing with Noleto was equivalent to dealing with him. According to the author, the operation stopped in July 2024, after it became public that Caixa managers opposed to the deal had lost their positions. Vorcaro was said to have claimed that municipal funds yielded R$ 6 million to Padilha’s group. Dias compared this amount to the more than R$ 60 million from Dark Horse and reported that Vorcaro differentiated the payments linked to Lula from those related to Flávio. Dias noted that Lula, Padilha, and Noleto denied the accusations. He also stated that there was no evidence that the meeting with Lula promised by Júlio took place; the only confirmed meeting at the Planalto, on 12/4/2024 and outside the official agenda, reportedly dealt with the Master at the Central Bank. The author said that the PGR dismissed the attachment due to a lack of evidence of cash payments and that the same archived material mentioned payments to Davi Alcolumbre and members of the Judiciary. #Lula #Corrupção #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)