Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB) said on Sunday (17) that requests to establish a Parliamentary Investigation Committee (CPI) to investigate Banco Master will receive "procedural treatment," without detailing what this means in practice. The statement comes amid growing pressure following revelations that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) negotiated $24 million with the bank's owner to finance a film about Jair Bolsonaro. ✓
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"Vamos dar um tratamento regimental a essa situação. E cumprir o regimento da Câmara que vai nortear a decisão do presidente"
"após a publicação de uma reportagem do site The Intercept Brasil que revelou, na quarta-feira 13, que o pré-candidato à Presidência, o senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) negociou diretamente com Daniel Vorcaro"
Currently, the National Congress has at least seven requests to open investigations into Master, including four formal requests: a Chamber CPI by Deputy Rodrigo Rollemberg (PSB-DF), a Senate CPI by Senator Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE), and two joint CPMIs — one by Deputy Carlos Jordy (PL-RJ) that gathered 280 parliamentary signatures in December 2025, exceeding the regulatory minimum by 80. In recent weeks, Motta has argued in conversations with leaders that analysis must follow chronological order of requests submitted to the House. ✓
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"Atualmente, o Congresso Nacional reúne sete solicitações de abertura de investigação relacionadas ao banco"
"Ao todo, foram elaborados quatro requerimentos: um de CPI na Câmara, de iniciativa do deputado Rodrigo Rollemberg (PSB-DF), de perfil governista, outro no Senado, do senador Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE), da oposição, e dois de CPMI: um do deputado Carlos Jordy (PL-RS) e outro em conjunto das deputadas Fernanda Melchionna (Psol-RS) e Heloísa Helena (Rede-RJ)"
"O pedido foi assinado por 42 senadores e 236 deputados e superou o mínimo necessário em cada Casa para a apresentação do pedido... O documento teve 80 assinaturas além do mínimo"
The Central Bank decreed the extrajudicial liquidation of Banco Master on November 18, 2025, justifying the measure due to "compromise of the institution's economic-financial situation" and "violation of norms governing banking activity." The decision affected four companies in the conglomerate and made unavailable the assets of controllers Daniel Bueno Vorcaro, Armando Miguel Gallo Neto and Felipe Wallace Simonsen. ✓
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"No ofício assinado pelo presidente do Banco Central, Gabriel Galípolo, a liquidação do Banco Master se justifica "em razão do comprometimento da situação econômico-financeira da instituição, com deterioração da situação de liquidez, bem como por infringência às normas que disciplinam a atividade bancária e inobservância das determinações do[Banco Central do Brasil]""
"A medida também torna indisponível os bens da controladora Master Holding Financeira, da 133 Investimentos e Participações LTDA, e dos controladores e administradores Daniel Bueno Vorcaro, Armando Miguel Gallo Neto e Felipe Wallace Simonsen"
According to a report by The Intercept Brasil published on Wednesday (13), Flávio Bolsonaro requested a $24 million contribution from Daniel Vorcaro to sponsor a biographical film about the former president, with at least $10.6 million (about R$61 million) paid between February and May 2025. The revelation intensified pressure to open the CPI, with two new requests filed in recent days. ✓
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"um financiamento de 24 milhões de dólares (cerca de 134 milhões de reais à época) para a produção de um filme biográfico sobre Jair Bolsonaro (PL)"
"De acordo com a publicação, ao menos 10,6 milhões de dólares (aproximadamente 61 milhões de reais) teriam sido pagos entre fevereiro e maio de 2025, em seis operações"
Hugo Motta used the expression 'procedural treatment' without specifying details
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (1)
There are 16 CPI requests in chronological queue in the Chamber, not just seven related to Master
Conflicting versions (1)
Carlos Jordy's state in CPMI authorship
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What is the complete chronological order of the 16 CPI requests queued in the Chamber of Deputies?
Why it's still unknown: Main sources mention 'seven requests' about Master but Gazeta do Povo indicates there are 16 CPIs in total chronological queue, including topics from 123 Milhas to digital crimes
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What are the specific procedural criteria Hugo Motta will apply to decide on CPIs?
Why it's still unknown: The Chamber president did not detail what 'procedural treatment' means beyond mention of chronological order
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What is the specific substance of irregularities that would justify parliamentary investigation of Master beyond Bacen liquidation?
Why it's still unknown: CPI requests mention 'investigating irregularities' but sources do not detail which specific conducts would constitute object of parliamentary investigation