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Rodrigo Constantino stated that network X was spreading the audio and demanding answers, unlike what he claimed the mainstream media and the PGR had done. He also said that attempts to discredit VEJA did not erase Vorcaro's voice describing what he termed a scheme, and he associated the situation with the PT, adding that the public was listening. #Brasil #Política #Mídia (translated)

Leandro Ruschel stated that a reporter from Veja considered that the attention given to the recording published by the magazine would be diverting focus from more serious allegations based on messages found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone. According to Ruschel, the reporter said that messages from 2024 and 2025 would indicate a collusion with executives from the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa, Petrobras, and Correios to raise R$ 10 billion, of which R$ 1 billion would be destined to the PT as a bribe. The account also mentioned more than 450 messages with an operator linked to the office of Minister Alexandre Padilha. Ruschel said that, according to the report, Banco Master entered in May 2024 a government list that would allow it to receive investments from the funds, despite having low credit ratings and being under investigation for fraud. During the same period, the bank reportedly negotiated R$ 500 million in credit letters with Caixa; the operation retreated after O Globo reported, in July 2024, the removal of two managers who had issued a negative opinion. The report also claimed that Padilha had said, in a meeting at the Palácio do Planalto, that agreements made with Olavo Noleto would count as agreements with the minister himself, and that, after dinner at Vorcaro's house in October 2024, the banker received a message saying that Lula would meet him and had liked the conversation. According to Ruschel, the reporter stated that Lula received Vorcaro in December and that messages from lawyer Walfrido Warde suggested pressure on the Central Bank to save Master. He added that Vorcaro would have presented the account to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which had refused to receive the material, and that there would be evidence involving PGR members who had contact with the defense. Ruschel said that the reporter argued that Vorcaro should be heard and warned of the risk of diverting workers' resources to save the bank. #Corrupção #Política #Justiça (translated)

Tsuki found it "sensational" that the magazine Veja had directly accused Lula's campaign of spreading false news against the publication. He then summarized the arguments from a response by the magazine regarding its report about Vorcaro. According to the text from Veja reproduced by Tsuki, Vorcaro's lawyer would have confirmed the authenticity of the audio, and the magazine stated that it removed five short statements — 15 seconds in total — to protect the source. The publication also clarified that it did not say that the audio was included in the plea bargain nor that the confession was made to the Federal Police. Regarding the PGR, the magazine claimed that Vorcaro, through his lawyers, presented an account regarding the funding of a documentary about Lula and promised to deliver documents if the plea bargain was accepted, which did not happen. Tsuki also stated that some outlets were using "jurists" in their headlines to conceal, according to his assessment, that the coordination of Lula's presidential campaign was spreading false news against Veja's cover story. #PolíticaBR #FakeNews #Eleições2022 (translated)

Xico Graziano stated that a report by the magazine VEJA about supposed payments linked to Lula had provoked a reaction within the PT. According to him, PT members denied the accusations, said there was no evidence, and echoed a contestation from the Federal Police. In summarizing the report, Graziano said that banker Vorcaro reported having negotiated with João Vaccari Neto, former treasurer of the PT, payments to obtain access to pension funds for federal employees. According to the excerpt of the article he shared, it would amount to R$ 30 million in cash destined for the Lula Institute to fund a documentary about Lula abroad, in addition to another undisclosed amount paid directly to the institute, managed by Paulo Okamotto. Graziano added that Vorcaro had provided details to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which did not proceed with the case as it deemed there was insufficient evidence. The banker’s defense, according to the account reproduced by the author, mentioned WhatsApp messages and records of withdrawals and deliveries of money. Graziano expressed belief that VEJA would not publish the report without confidence in the material and assessed that the published piece would merely be a preview of new revelations. He considered the story credible, although there might not be definitive proof, and compared the case to the Atibaia site, which, according to him, was not registered in Lula's name in the registry office. In Graziano's view, the report would harm the PT and Lula's campaign, discouraging voters and causing some to give up on voting. He stated that the case would reduce Lula's chances of reversing a defeat in the first round. #Lula #Petismo #VEJA (translated)

Felipe Moura Brasil shared the transcription of a reporter from Veja who defended a report amid the reactions to the publication of a recording. The journalist stated that, in addition to the audio, the article was based on messages found on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone before he formalized a plea deal proposal. According to the reporter, Vorcaro had already presented a third proposal to the PGR, but the agency did not want to listen to him. In the transcription, the reporter claimed that messages from 2024 and 2025 indicated that Vorcaro had intermediaries at the Palácio do Planalto who were working with executives from the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica, Petrobras, and Correios. He asserted that the objective was to raise 10 billion reais from these funds, with 1 billion reais earmarked for bribes to the PT, as part of an agreement to save Banco Master. He also said that an operator linked to the office of Minister Alexandre Padilha sought fund executives and that meetings had been organized to facilitate the bank's operations. The reporter further stated that, in May 2024, Banco Master entered the so-called "exhaustive list," which, according to him, allowed the funds to invest in the institution. At the same time, he said, the bank was negotiating credit letters worth 500 million reais with Caixa Econômica. According to the journalist, the operation did not progress after the newspaper O Globo reported, in July 2024, that two managers from Caixa had been removed for issuing a negative opinion. He added that Vorcaro had reported, in a plea deal proposal to which the report had access, that Padilha and other PT members backed down after the case was disclosed. #Lula #Corrupção #Política (translated)

Silvio Matias wrote that, according to VEJA, Vorcaro stated in a plea bargain proposal to the PGR that cash payments had been made to the Lula Institute in exchange for access to pension funds of state-owned companies. https://t.co/kxJGd53Eo4 #corrupção #LULA #delação (translated)

Andre Marsiglia wrote that Fachin had denied Fux access to the Fake News investigation, claiming that he intended to archive it. According to Marsiglia, Fachin stated that 104 investigations still needed to be closed, new ones had not emerged, and the PGR needed to be heard. Marsiglia concluded that Fux would not have access to the investigation and that it would not be archived, and he accused Fachin of treating the public like idiots. #Justiça #FakeNews #Brasil (translated)

Malca Goldstein-Wolf asked Katja Dörner whether she was still interested in collaborating with the Left at the federal level. If so, Dörner, in Goldstein-Wolf's view, would have left the bourgeois-democratic ground and significantly harmed the reputation of the Greens. https://t.co/pgRIbKBUgm #Politik #Zusammenarbeit #Demokratie (translated)

Max Cardoso wrote that, in an audio published by Veja, Vorcaro reported the reaction of Ubiratan, an assistant to Paulo Gonet at the PGR, when the banker's lawyers presented accusations against Lula. According to the transcription shared by Cardoso, Vorcaro stated that, when including Okamotto in a plea bargain proposal and bringing it to the PGR for the first time, Ubiratan allegedly said there was no evidence. Vorcaro also claimed that, at that time, the PGR argued that, since it involved money, the accusations could not be proven and should be withdrawn. #Lula #PGR #Justiça (translated)

Carlos Viana stated that Soraya Thronicke was sentenced by the Justice of Alagoas to pay R$ 50,000 to Alfredo Gaspar, an amount he considered insufficient. According to him, the Attorney General's Office did not find evidence against Gaspar, and the case was archived in the Supreme Court. Viana also said that, in the last session of the CPMI of the INSS, sectors of the left tried to protect those responsible for deviations against retirees and accused Gaspar of rape without evidence. He stated that he presided over the commission, with Gaspar as the rapporteur, and described him as a just man. Viana added that slandering was a crime and said he would not back down. #Justiça #Calúnia #DireitosHumanos (translated)

Cleber Lourenço stated that he had talked with the defense of Daniel Vorcaro, who, according to him, said he was unaware of the audios released by Veja. He also wrote that the Federal Police and the Attorney General's Office contested the report in official statements and classified the case as very serious. https://t.co/UfsGI7vieY #DanielVorcaro #Política #Urgente (translated)

SPACE LIBERDADE stated that Vorcaro claimed to have released R$ 30 million for a documentary about Lula. According to the publication, the accusation involved João Vaccari and Alexandre Padilha, but the PGR did not pursue the case due to lack of evidence. https://t.co/uC73gMzBH0 #Lula #Brasil #Documentário (translated)