Overview
- In an Instagram post on Dec. 19, Augusto de Arruda Botelho said the passengers were Palmeiras supporters and denied any professional or institutional purpose for the flight.
- Botelho described himself as an independent criminal lawyer with no public post or ties to governments, state entities, or bank boards.
- The late‑November trip to Lima used a jet owned by businessman and ex‑senator Luiz Osvaldo Pastore and included about 15 passengers, among them Luiz Antonio Bull, a Banco Master compliance executive under Federal Police investigation.
- Justice Dias Toffoli is the STF rapporteur on matters involving Banco Master and, after the trip, placed a related case under seal, set 30‑day hearing deadlines, and required prior court authorization for new Compliance Zero steps.
- Toffoli has not issued a public statement about the travel, with reports saying he told interlocutors he is a longtime friend of Pastore and not close to Botelho; Botelho also shared a social photo with fellow lawyers including Celso Vilardi.