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Plea Bargain Exposes R$150 Million Bank Funds Link to Pro-Bolsonaro Film and Lawmaker’s Aide

Plea Bargain Exposes R$150 Million Bank Funds Link to Pro-Bolsonaro Film and Lawmaker’s Aide

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Eleanor Shaw
Sep 3, 2026, 11:24 PM
Plea Bargain Exposes R$150 Million Bank Funds Link to Pro-Bolsonaro Film and Lawmaker’s Aide
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Brazil’s corruption and influence-peddling investigation widened significantly on Thursday after the Prosecutor-General’s Office (PGR) finalized a plea bargain with a key operator for the former owner of a major bank, who is expected to detail the movement of approximately R$150 million linked to the alleged scheme. The cooperating witness, Antônio Carlos Freixo Júnior, known as ‘Mineiro,’ was an operator for Daniel Vorcaro, the former controller of **Banco Master**, a Brazilian financial institution at the center of a separate fraud investigation. Mineiro’s testimony is anticipated to clarify the ultimate destination of funds allegedly channeled to the production of *Dark Horse*, a controversial pro-Bolsonaro biographical film.

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