Brazilian supreme court judge steps aside in Banco Master fraud case
Alleged $2.3bn scheme has expanded into wide-ranging political scandal
Alleged $2.3bn scheme has expanded into wide-ranging political scandal

Banco Master’s Daniel Vorcaro detained amid allegations of illegal surveillance and intimidation of critics

Lender scrapped plan to make Alexsandro Broedel Lopes its chief accountant after allegations emerged

Lenders either risk flouting American sanctions or disobeying the highest court in the land

Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro awaits verdict on coup-plotting charges as divisions deepen and a crisis with US looms

Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes finds all of former president’s legal appeals had been exhausted

Ruling risks stoking tensions with US amid accusations of censorship of social media groups