Banking
Key Facts
—The new line of inquiry. Federal Police are examining whether recordings made at private parties were used to pressure officials into protecting the bank.
—The second question. Investigators also want to know whether the cost of those events was paid with money taken from the bank.
— The bill. Brazil’s deposit-guarantee fund had made roughly R$40 billion in payouts to Banco Master creditors by early 2026, and Reuters later reported the Banco Master failure caused about a R$52 billion hit to the industry’s backstop.
