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'Signing today': lobbyist informed Vorcaro in advance about changes that allowed Rioprevidência to invest R$ 1 billion in MasterPhoto by angelic on Pexels
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'Signing today': lobbyist informed Vorcaro in advance about changes that allowed Rioprevidência to invest R$ 1 billion in Master

oglobo15 September 2026 at 07:30

Lobbyist Ricardo Siqueira Rodrigues, known as "Ricardo Gordo," is identified by the Federal Police as the operator who intermediated Rioprevidência's investments in Banco Master. He informed banker Daniel Vorcaro in advance about changes to the state agency's investment policy that enabled R$ 970 million in investments in the bank's securities.

Rodrigues had previously been arrested by Operation Car Wash (Lava-Jato) for fraud involving pension funds. In May of this year, he became the target of another PF operation, which also targeted former governor Cláudio Castro (PL), over suspicions of irregularities in investments in Master.

Messages obtained by the PF from Vorcaro's phone, which came to light after the lifting of secrecy on the Master case documents, show that Rodrigues communicated the bank's accreditation with Rioprevidência even before the official approval of changes to the investment policy.

Why this matters

The revelation that a lobbyist provided advance notice of changes to Rioprevidência's investment rules, enabling billion-dollar investments in Master, exposes a possible scheme of influence and interest trafficking involving the state agency and political figures in Rio de Janeiro, including former governor Cláudio Castro. Residents of Rio de Janeiro may be affected by impacts on state public coffers and trust in the state's financial and pension management institutions.

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