Video Shows Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Private Jet Linked to Jailed Banker Daniel Vorcaro

A video showing Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife disembarking from a private jet linked to the former controller of Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, has surfaced, directly contradicting previous denials and thrusting a major financial scandal deeper into Brazil’s highest court. The footage, released publicly on Sunday, was recorded on August 22, 2025, and shows Justice Moraes and his wife, Viviane Barci, exiting a Legacy 650 jet at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft was operated by a company, Prime Aviation, with known ties to Vorcaro.

The emergence of the video is consequential because it publically refutes the Justice’s long-standing position. Justice Moraes, who is one of the most powerful figures in Brazil and presided over the coup trial that convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro in 2025, had previously stated that he had "never traveled on any plane" belonging to Vorcaro. The Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasília, where Moraes serves, is the country’s ultimate constitutional court, and the allegation of impropriety against one of its members has ignited a political firestorm that is currently dominating Brazilian politics.

The banker at the center of the controversy, Daniel Vorcaro, is currently facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and corruption following the collapse of Banco Master—a failure described as the largest bank fraud in Brazil’s history. Federal Police investigations into the sweeping Banco Master scandal have revealed messages suggesting an offer by Vorcaro to pay Moraes's wife’s law firm R$40 million ($7.7 million) in aircraft quotas, including the specific model of jet seen in the video, as part of a proposed R$50 million legal services contract. While the law firm acknowledged contracting air taxi services from the jet’s operator, it has publicly maintained that the contract Vorcaro proposed was never finalized. However, police reports cite messages suggesting the couple was "enjoying" the use of the aircraft.

The incident has escalated concerns over the integrity of institutions in the lead-up to national elections, further exposing the web of ties Vorcaro allegedly built among judges and politicians to shield his operations. The Brazil Supreme Court is already facing internal tensions related to the case, as another Justice unsealed a police report detailing messages where Vorcaro sought Moraes's help in the fraud investigation against him.

What to watch next is how the STF itself chooses to address the crisis, which has already sparked internal feuding and is being discussed in open session. A fellow Justice previously called for a full investigation into Moraes's conduct related to the scandal, and the release of this video is likely to increase political pressure for the court to clarify the full extent of the relationship between Justice Alexandre de Moraes and the disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro.