The document seized by the Federal Police during searches and seizures on the addresses of Daniel Forcaro, owner of Banco Master, in the name of Rep. João Carlos Basilar Filho (PL-BA), was cited by the defense as an argument for the request to leave the case involving the first-class banker and be analyzed by the Supreme Federal Court (STF). This information was predicted by the newspaper “O Estado de S. Paulo” and confirmed by the parliamentary GLOBO itself.
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Basilar claims that he worked to create a fund to build a real estate project in Porto Seguro (BA), and that Forcaro was interested in the work and looked for it. But according to the MP, documents were sent to the banker, but there was no confirmation of the deal.
– I met him several times about this topic. He’s a friend of mine and he said he was interested. But the deal did not materialize, because he said that he was trying to save the bank and that this was the priority at the moment.
According to the deputy, Forcaro is still unsure whether he will invest through the bank’s real estate market fund or as an individual.
The owner of Banco Master Bank was released from prison last Saturday after spending 12 days in prison. He was arrested on November 17, when he tried to board a plane at Guarulhos Airport to leave the country. The PF operation, called Compliance Zero, investigates signs of fraud in transactions between Master and Banco de Brasília (BRB).
In addition to Forcaro, other directors and associates were arrested. The head of the BRB, Paulo Henrique Costa, has been removed from his position. The National Police investigated a series of financial transactions that showed signs of fraud. PF’s suspicion is that the fraud could amount to R$12 billion.
Investigations began in 2024, at the request of the Federal Public Ministry to investigate the possible manufacture of unbacked credit wallets. These securities could have been sold, according to the policy framework, to another bank and, after being examined by the Central Bank, would be exchanged for other assets without a proper technical evaluation.