Federal Police investigations revealed that banker Daniel Vorcaro, controller of Banco Master, managed to obtain privileged and confidential information about the investigations against him and his financial conglomerate months before his arrest
At least since July of last year-four months before the first arrest in Operation Compliance Zero-he already had detailed knowledge of the progress of the investigations.
The main person responsible for the intrusions was Luiz Phillipi Machado de Moraes Mourão, known as “Sicario,” a close ally of Vorcaro and a member of a structure that Minister André Mendonça of the Supreme Federal Court described as a “private militia.” This group, internally called “The Gang,” functioned as a clandestine organization dedicated to monitoring authorities, journalists, and anyone considered an adversary or threat to the banker.
A hitman infiltrated the Federal Justice systems, including those of lower courts, and used official passwords belonging to members of the Attorney General’s Office to bypass security barriers and access restricted documents.
With this, the group obtained photos, screenshots, and PDF files that revealed the progress of the investigations.
In addition to the Justice system, they managed to access the Central Bank’s systems, closely monitoring the investigations that resulted in the liquidation of Banco Master.
The intrusions also reached databases of international agencies, such as Interpol and even the FBI, according to evidence presented by the Federal Police.
POLITICS – The investigations that led to Wednesday’s operation (4), authorized by Minister André Mendonça, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), show that the structure set up by the owner of Master, Daniel Vorcaro, had access to information of the highest level of secrecy. All illegally. The information is from @camila_bomfim_.
Investigators said that, on Vorcaro’s cell phone, documents were found that show that he had access even to ongoing investigations.
According to investigators, Vorcaro also had access to confidential decisions, which only those who commanded operations and requests for investigations should have. But Vorcaro, under investigation, had this access. Not even other prosecutors had access to this.
This ability to illegally access confidential information generated great concern among authorities, as it demonstrated a real risk of destruction of evidence and obstruction of justice.
Therefore, Minister Mendonça criticized the delays in some analyses and ordered preventive arrests to prevent the scheme from continuing.
Daniel Vorcaro’s defense stated that it will not comment on the content of the investigations at this time, alleging that the information released comes from illegal leaks of still-confidential material, and that the case is being duly analyzed by the Supreme Federal Court.
The scheme exposed a sophisticated network of espionage and interference, which went far beyond financial matters and involved the illegal monitoring of strategic targets to protect the group’s interests.
Published in 03/15/2026 23h07
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