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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)

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)

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)

Poponze stated, citing CNN Brazil, that the Federal Police and the Attorney General's Office rejected Daniel Vorcaro's plea bargain proposal regarding alleged payments to finance a film about Lula and argued that there was no evidence. https://t.co/rxaR6mX2c3 #PolíciaFederal #Lula #Delação (translated)

Leandro Ruschel stated that the annulment of convictions in the Lava Jato operation and what he referred to as the state of exception created by the regime to suppress the right would have also enriched those responsible for the repression and delayed the "cleaning of the country" by at least ten years. He said that people who, according to him, had been caught looting the country reappeared in Vorcaro's plea bargain and claimed they should be in prison, not negotiating bribes again. #LavaJato #Corrupção #Justiça (translated)

William De Lucca stated that Daniel Vorcaro had submitted a plea bargain proposal, which was rejected by the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and the Federal Police (PF) due to lack of evidence, according to him. He also mentioned that a former member of a magazine published audio from the plea deal to attack Lula and added that he was beginning to believe that "the old man" would really "turn." https://t.co/Ps3Byi5on7 #DelaçãoPremiada #Política #Lula (translated)

Renato Rovai stated that he had written the day before that the attempt at collaboration was part of an agreement with Flávio Bolsonaro to bury the Master case, involving part of the Supreme Court. He accused Veja of disseminating information without evidence and said that the publication did not engage in journalism and operated differently. #Jornalismo #Política #Bolsonaro (translated)

Julio Schneider stated that Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master and arrested for fraud, reported in audios and documents obtained by VEJA a proposal involving R$ 30 million in cash for the Lula Institute. According to Schneider, the account was part of an attachment presented to the Attorney General's Office in June, as part of a second plea bargain proposal that was discarded due to lack of corroboration. According to the version attributed to Vorcaro, Augusto Lima, then partner and CEO of Master, allegedly approached João Vaccari Neto through Jaques Wagner, then leader of Lula's government in the Senate. Vaccari would have conditioned the bank's accreditation for federal pension funds — Previ, Caixa Asset, Funcef, Petros, and Postalis — on two payments to the Lula Institute, headed by Paulo Okamotto: about R$ 30 million in cash to cover expenses of the documentary about Lula directed by Oliver Stone and another undisclosed amount. Schneider also wrote that Vaccari would have asked for 10% of the resources that Master raised from the funds. If the plan had materialized, according to the estimate attributed to Vorcaro, the Workers' Party would receive about R$ 1 billion and Vorcaro R$ 9 billion; the operation did not progress. The author emphasized that this was Vorcaro's version, not a conviction. Schneider also pointed out that, in the audio, Vorcaro contrasted the sponsorship of the film about Bolsonaro, which he described as regular, with the support for the documentary about Lula, which would have been paid in cash. #Lula #Corrupção #Documentário (translated)

Henrique Esteter wrote that, according to a report by VEJA published this Friday, Daniel Vorcaro claimed to have allocated R$ 30 million in cash, off the books, to finance a documentary about Lula and make payments related to the Lula Institute. According to the account, Vorcaro allegedly negotiated the supposed scheme with João Vaccari Neto, former treasurer of the PT, so that the Master Bank could raise funds from pension funds of state-owned companies, including Previ, Petros, and Postalis. The agreement would include a 10% fee on the raised amounts, which could result in up to R$ 1 billion in bribes if the deals were finalized. Esteter added that Vorcaro also accused Minister Alexandre Padilha and Olavo Noleto, then executive secretary, of participating in the negotiations. Messages obtained by the Federal Police would record contacts, meetings, and a private dinner between the banker and government members. Vorcaro also claimed that Padilha and his operators received at least R$ 6 million in deals with municipal funds. The allegations would have been presented to the Attorney General's Office during a failed plea bargain attempt, which was rejected, according to Esteter. #Lula #PT #Corrupção (translated)

IaraGB wrote that, according to a report by Daniel Vorcaro to VEJA, the former treasurer of the PT, João Vaccari Neto, allegedly demanded around R$ 30 million in cash, off the books, for Banco Master to enter the pension funds of federal employees Banco do Brasil, Caixa Asset, and Previ. The amount, according to the publication, was said to be intended for the Lula Institute, led by Paulo Okamotto, to finance a documentary about Lula abroad, directed by Oliver Stone and featuring testimonies from allies like Walfrido Warde. Vorcaro also allegedly reported the payment of another undisclosed amount directly to the institute. The author stated that, according to the banker’s account, the approach was made by Augusto Lima, then a partner and CEO of Master, and Jaques Wagner allegedly mediated the meeting with Vaccari. The allegation was said to have been presented to the PGR in June, in the second testimony, but was filed away due to lack of evidence, as the payment was said to have been made in cash. According to the publication, the defense mentioned WhatsApp messages, names of people who allegedly picked up the money, and delivery routes. #Lula #Corrupção #Política (translated)

Guga Noblat stated that the allegations that Vorcaro would attempt to denounce the PT and had passed money for a film about Lula had already been the subject of reports, but had not been proven. According to him, Vorcaro had tried to limit the denouncement to the PT and spare Flávio, as well as omit links with Fábio Faria and Ciro Nogueira. Noblat said that Vorcaro had not yet presented evidence and had claimed to have delivered R$ 30 million in cash to the PT. The author stated that these circumstances compromised the credibility of any account from Vorcaro against the PT. He also criticized Veja for publishing an audio of an account that, according to him, had been shelved due to lack of evidence, and accused the magazine of promoting disinformation. In the end, he asked users to give minimal engagement to the publication. #PT #Lula #jornalismo (translated)

Max Cardoso wrote that, in a plea bargain, Vorcaro claimed to have arranged payments with João Vaccari Neto to obtain accreditation with the pension funds of Banco do Brasil, Caixa Asset, and Previ. According to Cardoso, the amounts covered expenses abroad for a documentary about Lula. In an audio transcript published by Veja, Vorcaro allegedly stated that the payments related to Lula's film were made outside the formal process and irregularly, while those related to Flávio's film were regular sponsorship. #Corrupção #Lula #Delação (translated)

Guga Noblat stated that Vorcaro was "squeezing the 22 hard" and said that Veja released an audio in which he would have reported negotiated payments to access pension funds controlled by the PT and to finance Lula's film. According to Noblat, the PGR ignored the complaint due to lack of evidence. He also wrote that, in the first plea bargain proposal, Vorcaro wanted to implicate only the PT and leave out Flavinho Rachadinha and his 61 million, as well as Ciro Nogueira, Fábio Faria, and other politicians — a proposal that was allegedly rejected. Noblat criticized Veja for giving prominence now to a report that, according to him, had been shelved for not being proven. #Corrupção #Política #Justiça (translated)

Iane Menezes wrote that, according to reports from Daniel Vorcaro which the magazine VEJA claims to have accessed, the banker negotiated with the former treasurer of the PT, João Vaccari Neto, payments to facilitate access to pension funds for federal employees. Among the amounts mentioned would be a payment of R$ 30 million in cash to the Lula Institute, in addition to other undisclosed sums. According to Menezes, Vorcaro stated that the approach to the PT was orchestrated by Augusto Lima, then partner and CEO of Master, with the mediation of Jaques Wagner, who was then the leader of the Lula government in the Senate. She said that the information was included in an annex delivered to the Attorney General's Office last June, when Vorcaro's second plea proposal was dismissed. Menezes added that, according to Vorcaro, the money would be intended for expenses of a documentary about Lula filmed abroad. The banker allegedly mentioned the film *Lula*, directed by Oliver Stone and composed of testimonies from friends and allies of the president. #Lula #Corrupção #PolíticaBrasil (translated)

VEJA reported that it had access to accounts from banker Daniel Vorcaro in which he claimed to have negotiated with the former treasurer of the PT, João Vaccari Neto, payments to gain access to pension funds for federal employees. Among the amounts mentioned would be a transfer of R$ 30 million in cash to the Lula Institute, in addition to other undisclosed amounts. According to Vorcaro, the approach to the PT was orchestrated by Augusto Lima, then partner and CEO of Banco Master, with the mediation of Jaques Wagner, then leader of the Lula government in the Senate. The magazine stated that the information was included in an attachment submitted to the Attorney General's Office last June, when the second plea bargain proposal from the banker was discarded. According to the accounts attributed to Vorcaro, the funds would be allocated to expenses for a documentary about Lula filmed abroad. The mentioned film was *Lula*, directed by Oliver Stone and composed of testimonies from friends and allies of the president. #DanielVorcaro #BancoMaster #Brasil #Brasil #corrupção #Lula (translated)