PF: Vorcaro’s group accessed FBI and Interpol systems to monitor adversaries
The Federal Police report delivered to the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) André Mendonça reveals that the group led by banker Daniel Vorcaro illegally accessed restricted systems of the Federal Police, the Public Ministry and even international security bodies, such as the FBI and Interpol.
The information, obtained by Operation Compliance Zero and detailed in Mendonça’s decision, shows exchanges of messages via WhatsApp between the owner of Banco Master and employees nicknamed “A Turma”.
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Servers would have received amounts to pass on privileged information and help in preparing requests to the body
The group, coordinated by Luiz Phillipi Mourão, would be responsible for intimidating, attacking and even investigating Daniel Vorcaro’s targets — including in restricted systems.
In the order, Mendonça states that Vorcaro monitored opponents and illegally accessed information in public bodies through the hired “Class”. According to the investigation, they would have accessed data from the Federal Police, the Public Ministry and Interpol with functional credentials obtained illicitly.
“In addition (to access to systems), it was identified that the person being investigated participated in negotiations aimed at obtaining personal and institutional data from authorities, journalists and other individuals considered of interest to the organization, passing on such information to members of the group responsible for making strategic decisions”, highlights an excerpt from the decision.
Intimidation and surveillance
In addition to illegally obtaining information, the exchanges of messages also reveal that Vorcaro used “collaborators” to intimidate and possibly attack his victims.
In an excerpt from the conversation with Mourão, Vorcaro considers simulating a robbery to give “a break” and “break all the teeth” of journalist Lauro Jardim, from the newspaper The Globewhich allegedly published reports that put its fraudulent operation at risk.
In another conversation with Mourão, Vorcaro says he felt threatened by an employee, asking his partner to gather information about the woman. “Employee Monique threatening me. Is it easy? You have to grind this slut”, he wrote.
Enticement and bribery
The messages also reveal Vorcaro’s proximity to high-ranking officials at the Central Bank (BC). In a dialogue with Paulo Sérgio Neves de Souza, who at the time worked as deputy head of Banking Supervision, the employee sends Vorcaro the image of his appointment order in the Official Gazette, to which he is congratulated — indicating the possibility that obtaining the position was part of the scheme.
According to the report, he and the former head of the BC Banking Supervision department, Belline Santana, acted as “informal consultants” to Vorcaro from within the Central Bank.
They would have received money to pass information to the banker and help with preparing requests to the agency. In the operation this Wednesday (4), both started using an electronic ankle bracelet as a precautionary measure to avoid possible escapes.
