Overview
- Following Wednesday’s reports by The Intercept Brasil, documents and audio depict Flávio Bolsonaro negotiating up to $24 million from Banco Master owner Daniel Vorcaro to bankroll a Jair Bolsonaro biopic, with about $10.6 million paid in early 2025.
- The published WhatsApp exchanges show contact continuing through November 16, 2025, one day before Vorcaro’s arrest, including a message from the senator pledging loyalty to the banker.
- An audio dated September 8, 2025 captures Flávio asking Vorcaro to keep payments on schedule and referencing Hollywood figures Jim Caviezel and director Cyrus Nowrasteh involved in the project.
- Flávio acknowledged the interactions and said the arrangement was lawful private sponsorship with “zero public money,” and he called for a congressional probe into Banco Master.
- The fallout has been swift as new polling shows Lula da Silva edging ahead 42% to 41% and investors pulled back, with the real near 5 per dollar and the São Paulo stock market falling.