In a request to reconsider the habeas corpus, banker Daniel Forcaro’s defense claimed that he was at risk of death in the joint prison system due to the fallout from his arrest story. The owner of Banco Master has been detained since Monday (24) at the Temporary Detention Center (CDP) 2, in Guarulhos (SP).
According to the businessman’s lawyer, Forcaro was transferred from the federal police prison in São Paulo to a “common penal institution of the state system”, where his physical safety would be at risk.
Consulted by BoundForcaro’s defense said that this was not a specific issue against the Guarulhos CDP and explained that the same allegation of danger to life had already been made when the businessman was in the PF.
The defense claims that in the shared prison system, the businessman is exposed to a hostile environment and is vulnerable to contact with other prisoners. He also says that his detention is illegal and unfounded based on new facts and can be replaced by precautionary measures.
At the CDP in Guarulhos, one of the eight wings is reserved for so-called “media prisoners” and those with law degrees. Each wing contains eight cells with a capacity of 12 prisoners.
The request for reconsideration of the writ of habeas corpus was sent to TRF-1 (Federal Regional Court for the First Division), the court in which the petition was completely dismissed on Friday (21). The Public Prosecution Office has already expressed its opposition to Forcaro’s release, and the request will be ruled on in the coming days.
Meanwhile, lawyers are waiting to analyze the businessman’s request for freedom submitted to the Supreme Court.
The owner of Banco Master was detained by the Federal Police at Guarulhos Airport on the night of the 17th, when he tried to board his private plane bound for Dubai.
On that day, Master announced a proposal to sell the operation to a group of investors formed by the Victor Group and businessmen from the United Arab Emirates whose identities were not disclosed.
This Tuesday (26), a document was submitted to the court indicating that Forcaro’s flight was announced to the Central Bank on the 17th, which would rule out, according to lawyers, the theory that he was trying to escape from Brazil.
However, according to investigators, the announcement made by El Sayed was merely a simulation to facilitate Forcaro’s escape from the country.
Investigations by the Central Bank, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Police indicate that Master sold fraudulent loan portfolios to the BRB worth R$12.2 billion, a value equivalent to more than 20% of Bank of Brasilia’s credit operations.
However, the lawyers claim that upon determining that the documentation of transactions obtained from third parties was outside the standards, the bank itself would have begun to replace the assets, avoiding BRB’s losses.