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Brazil’s Supreme Court cancels sessions amid widening Banco Master scandal
Brazil’s Supreme Court cancelled a second consecutive day of deliberations amid disputes over alleged links between a justice and banker Daniel Vorcaro. Police documents released by Justice Andre Mendonca contain messages allegedly sent to a number associated with Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has requested a probe into Mendonca’s conduct. The confrontation extends the Banco Master scandal into the court’s leadership ahead of October’s elections. The full bench is scheduled to consider whether de Moraes should face investigation.
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What matters
- Ten justices are scheduled to discuss whether the eleventh, de Moraes, should be investigated over the messages.
- Banco Master’s private banking collapse left more than $7 billion in debt, according to the report.
- New police raids targeted two people involved in a film about Jair Bolsonaro; Senator Flavio Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing in seeking financing.
Context & caveats
- The messages and accusations do not establish wrongdoing by either justice.
Why this made the edition
Substantive reporting connects court cancellations, disclosed police documents and new raids to an institutional crisis, while attributing allegations and denials.
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