PF Targets Senate Leader Jaques Wagner in Expanded Banco Master Probe

Overview

• Federal Police carried out the ninth phase of Operation Compliance Zero on Thursday, executing search-and-seizure orders at addresses linked to Senator Jaques Wagner and identifying him as a reported “beneficiary central.”
• Authorities report seizing about US$49,000 plus tens of thousands of euros and cite intercepted communications that mention a Salvador apartment and other alleged benefits tied to Wagner.
• The investigation describes alleged favors that include payment or transfer of an apartment, use of aircraft and tickets for a concert camarote, which prosecutors say were provided by figures connected to Banco Master.
• STF minister André Mendonça authorized external measures while refusing searches inside the Senate to limit institutional friction, and Wagner has denied wrongdoing while remaining the government’s Senate leader with presidential backing.
• Investigators are expanding scrutiny to legislative actions linked to the bank—including proposals on consigned credit margins and FGC coverage—and the probe continues to touch other senior figures as authorities pursue further evidence.