The Board of Directors of the BRB (Banco de Brasília) decided on Friday (28) that it will ask the court to now act as assistant prosecutor in the process related to the operation with Banco Master, by Daniel Forcaro.
The minutes of the meeting have not yet been published, but the decision has been communicated to the committee Bound By the regional bank. “BRB has informed that its board of directors (Consad) has deliberated and agreed today (28) that it will ask the court to have the bank act as assistant prosecutor in the process related to the process with the lead bank,” the BRB said.
With the decision issued on Friday, the Bank of Brasilia turns from a major buyer into a potential defendant. The acquisition of 58% of Masters shares, which was approved by the BRB Board of Directors in March, did not take place due to its ban by the Central Bank in September.
The investigation by the British Columbia, the Federal Ministry of Public Affairs and the Federal Police indicates that Master forged and sold approximately R$12.2 billion in loan portfolios allocated to the BRB. The purchase of the institution was approved, according to investigators, to hide the operation and save Forcaro Bank.
BRB reaffirmed on Friday that it is a “creditor in the extrajudicial liquidation” of Master and strengthened its internal controls.
“The current portfolios follow an appropriate standard, and the bank remains strong and cooperates with the authorities. The entire process of replacing portfolios and adding collateral, a practice stipulated in the contract, has been reported and monitored by the central bank,” the institution said.
Operation Zero Compliance, launched on the 18th, culminated in the liquidation of El Cid, the arrest of Forcaro and the dismissal of former BRB president Paulo Henrique Costa – later expelled by the governor of the Federal District, Ibanes Rocha (MDB).
On Friday, Judge Solange Salgado of the Federal Regional Court for the First District issued a habeas corpus order ordering the release of Forcaro and all others investigated in the operation.
Nelson Sousa took over the presidency of the BRB after a mandate from the Central Bank, on Wednesday (26). It must also be examined and approved by the CLDF (Legislative Chamber of the Federal District) because the Federal District Government is the main shareholder of the bank.