Overview
- The Intercept Brasil reported documents and messages showing banker Daniel Vorcaro pledged $24 million for the film, and a police source confirmed those messages were among records seized in the Banco Master probe.
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro confirmed he arranged funding from Vorcaro and said he offered no favors, adding that the banker stopped paying and that the team then sought other investors.
- GOUP Entertainment, which is producing Dark Horse, said the project has more than 10 backers and that it has not received a single cent from Vorcaro or his companies.
- Vorcaro was arrested in March on accusations from Brazil’s Federal Police that he tried to bribe regulators and defraud investors as Banco Master collapsed.
- Dark Horse is slated for a September release before Brazil’s October election, and pollsters report a tight race while saying the Banco Master scandal has likely hurt Flavio Bolsonaro’s campaign.