Vorcaro is in an "uncomfortable situation" with Mendonça, says partner at Arko

Former banker Daniel Vorcaro lives in a situation of uncertainty in front of the rapporteur of his case, minister André Mendonça, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), according to political scientist and partner at Arko Advice, Lucas de Aragão.

In an interview with WW, he evaluated the new plea bargain proposal presented by the former banker and pointed out the challenges that the defense faces in the current political and legal scenario.

According to Lucas de Aragão, the strategy previously adopted by Vorcaro's defense - based on reserved negotiations with few actors - no longer finds space in the contemporary political environment. "In the past, power was much less fragmented than it is today," said the analyst.

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He highlighted that, in processes such as Mensalão and Lava Jato, it was possible to reach consensus because there were fewer interlocutors involved.

Today, the fragmentation of power makes this type of arrangement unfeasible. "The STF itself, each minister is a STF in itself", said Lucas de Aragão. Vorcaro's case, according to him, involves members of Congress, the private sector and Faria Lima, which further amplifies this complexity and makes any attempt at appeasement difficult.

The uncertainty facing the rapporteur
One of the central points of Lucas de Aragão's analysis concerns the lack of communication between Vorcaro's defense and the case's rapporteur. In the past, according to him, there was an exchange of information that guided whistleblowers about what the judge already knew. "Today that doesn't exist anymore," he said.

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"Vorcaro is in a very uncomfortable situation of not knowing exactly what the rapporteur, André Mendonça, knows about the case."

For the analyst, this means that partial attempts at collaboration will not be enough. "These half-hearted attempts won't work with André Mendonça. Either something very robust comes along, or else this will end up halfway through", concluded Lucas de Aragão.

TSE and electoral representations
The analyst was also asked about the representations in the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) that involve, at one end, the name of Daniel Vorcaro, in addition to the Bolsonaro family.

Lucas de Aragão assessed that there should be no major repercussions in the short term. "I don't expect that the TSE, at this moment, will make any major decision that will impact the electoral race, especially in these three cases," he said.

According to him, the cases should be archived or placed on hold while the criminal investigation progresses. The analyst recalled that TSE decisions with an impact on candidates in previous elections only reached a conclusion long after the election. "I don't see the TSE, at this moment, taking decisions until October that directly affect the election," he stated.

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