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Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Under Pressure After Messages from Imprisoned Banker

Judge Alexandre de Moraes faces scrutiny after WhatsApp messages from jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro were revealed.

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Magistrate André Mendonça ordered the publication of WhatsApp messages sent by imprisoned banker Daniel Vorcaro to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes in the days before Vorcaro's arrest. [1] A police report indicates that former Bank Master president Daniel Vorcaro sent messages to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes requesting intervention to halt the investigation into the bank and to advise on how to frustrate a preventive detention order against him. [2] Daniel Vorcaro, owner of the collapsed Banco Master, sent messages to Alexandre de Moraes asking if he needed to leave the country by Monday, November 15, and stating 'Always together' in a plea for support. [3] Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet argued that Magistrate André Mendonça exceeded his authority by investigating his colleague and requested the nullification of that investigation. [4] Reports allege that Justice Alexandre de Moraes personally manipulated a draft contract between Banco Master and the law firm of his wife, Viviane Barci de Moraes, for 130 million reais. [5] Daniel Vorcaro had previously signed a contract worth 131 million Brazilian reais with the law firm of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes' wife, Viviane Barci. [6] Vorcaro allegedly requested to meet with Justice de Moraes up to three times in the days preceding his arrest on November 17, 2025, at the São Paulo International Airport. [7]
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  1. Magistrate André Mendonça ordered the publication of WhatsApp messages sent by imprisoned banker Daniel Vorcaro to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes in the days before Vorcaro's arrest. · El Espectador
  2. A police report indicates that former Bank Master president Daniel Vorcaro sent messages to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes requesting intervention to halt the investigation into the bank and to advise on how to frustrate a preventive detention order against him. · La Tercera
  3. Daniel Vorcaro, owner of the collapsed Banco Master, sent messages to Alexandre de Moraes asking if he needed to leave the country by Monday, November 15, and stating 'Always together' in a plea for support. · El Espectador
  4. Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet argued that Magistrate André Mendonça exceeded his authority by investigating his colleague and requested the nullification of that investigation. · El Espectador
  5. Reports allege that Justice Alexandre de Moraes personally manipulated a draft contract between Banco Master and the law firm of his wife, Viviane Barci de Moraes, for 130 million reais. · El Espectador
  6. Daniel Vorcaro had previously signed a contract worth 131 million Brazilian reais with the law firm of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes' wife, Viviane Barci. · La Tercera
  7. Vorcaro allegedly requested to meet with Justice de Moraes up to three times in the days preceding his arrest on November 17, 2025, at the São Paulo International Airport. · La Tercera
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