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André Mendonça admits meeting with Daniel Vorcaro, after audio leak: 'One single time'

BBC News Brasil2 September 2026 at 14:16

Supreme Court Justice (STF), André Mendonça, admitted to having met banker Daniel Vorcaro after the leak of audios related to the case. According to Mendonça, the meeting occurred one single time and was requested by the banker himself. The justice stated that, during the meeting, he would have limited himself to listening to Vorcaro, without taking any formal action regarding what was discussed. The revelation comes at a time of questioning about the relationships between members of the judiciary and agents in the financial sector.

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