Overview
- The National Civil Aviation Agency recorded a judicial inscription of sequestro and indisponibilidade on the Beech Aircraft B200 (serial BB-1266, PT-WSX) owned by Senator Ciro Nogueira after an order from STF minister André Mendonça, with the order sent to ANAC on May 8.
- Federal Police say the action is part of Operation Compliance Zero, which alleges phone messages and documents show Nogueira favored Banco Master and its owner Daniel Vorcaro in exchange for recurring payments and paid travel and lodging.
- Investigators report monthly transfers to the senator in the range of R$300,000 to R$500,000 and say a proposed constitutional amendment Nogueira filed to raise FGC coverage matched a draft prepared by Banco Master.
- News outlets differ on the plane’s value and recent ownership status, reporting a 2023 purchase price around R$4 million, appraisals near R$10 million, and a reported sale contract that leaves the aircraft in Nogueira’s name until full payment by a singer.
- Nogueira’s lawyers deny illicit conduct and call the probe political persecution while authorities keep the asset block to preserve potential recoverable funds and continue gathering evidence, a development with legal and political consequences for a key Centrão figure.