Investigators See Effort to Sideline Mendonça in Vorcaro Plea Deal Review

Overview

• Investigators say Daniel Vorcaro’s allies are trying to weaken Justice André Mendonça’s role in reviewing the banker’s plea deal.
• In Brazil’s Supreme Court, the rapporteur is the justice who decides whether to validate a plea bargain.
• Sources report a plan to take the fight to the STF’s Second Panel if Mendonça refuses to validate the agreement.
• The Second Panel now includes Gilmar Mendes, Dias Toffoli, Luiz Fux, Nunes Marques, and André Mendonça.
• Investigators say the dispute has moved into politics and messaging, drawing parallels to the post–Operation Car Wash period.