Mendonça Restores PF Control in Master Case as Police Brass Protests Sharing Ban

Overview

• As the new relator, André Mendonça allowed the Federal Police to keep custody of seized material, resume standard extractions with broader forensic access, and share selected confidential data with the INSS CPMI.
• Senior Federal Police officials objected to Mendonça’s order barring delegates from sharing case information with superiors, including director-general Andrei Passos Rodrigues, after suspected leaks.
• Alexandre de Moraes is running a secret inquiry into alleged Receita Federal data leaks and recently ordered searches of tax officials, a move that drew private complaints from colleagues about being left out of the loop.
• Investigators are reviewing Daniel Vorcaro’s seized messages, including references to R$35 million linked to a resort sale, which outlets describe as potentially explosive and still under examination.
• The Master liquidation is projected to cost the deposit-guarantee fund about R$52 billion, while upcoming TSE leadership by Bolsonaro appointees adds legal pressure on Lula over alleged early campaigning tied to the carnival tribute.