Flávio Bolsonaro Seeks STF Leak Probe and Defends Film Funding on São Paulo Tour

Overview

• Intercept Brasil published audio and texts on Wednesday showing Flávio Bolsonaro asking banker Daniel Vorcaro for money for the film Dark Horse, with outlets citing investigators who say the dialogues are authentic.
• Investigative records reported US$10.6 million moved between February and May 2025 toward a planned US$23.9 million, and Vorcaro remains under Federal Police investigation after his March 4 arrest in Operation Compliance Zero.
• Flávio’s campaign asked the Supreme Federal Court to investigate the leak of those messages, with coordinator Rogério Marinho meeting the case’s rapporteur, Minister André Mendonça.
• At a Friday rally in Campinas, Flávio said the funding was private and lawful, admitted he previously denied contact due to a confidentiality clause, and two men with press credentials were escorted out after criticizing him.
• At a separate event in Sorocaba, he claimed political persecution as Governor Tarcísio de Freitas skipped citing illness, and rival-ally Romeu Zema later called the flap a “page turned,” signaling efforts on the right to contain the fallout.