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The Banker Who Knows Everyone—and is About to Tell All: Brazil’s Banco Master Scandal Reaches its Breaking Point
Daniel Vorcaro, former head of Banco Master. Credit: Rubens Cavallari/Folhapress. Edited by Sociedad Media

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The Banker Who Knows Everyone—and is About to Tell All: Brazil’s Banco Master Scandal Reaches its Breaking Point

He threatened to have a journalist’s teeth broken. He dined with Lula. He texted a Supreme Court justice the morning of his arrest. Now Daniel Vorcaro is negotiating a plea deal—and everyone in Brasília is losing sleep

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