Master investigations undermine Senate candidacy in RJ and DF

The investigations involving the Master case have had direct impacts on the country's electoral scenario. According to findings by CNN Politics analyst Teo Cury, on Live CNN, at least two pre-candidates for the Federal Senate withdrew their candidacies after being targets of investigative operations related to Daniel Vorcaro's bank.

Withdrawals
The first to abandon the race was former governor Cláudio Castro (PL), who intended to run for a seat in Rio de Janeiro. Then, the former governor of the Federal District Ibaneis Rocha (MDB) announced, on Wednesday (8), that he also gave up running for a seat in the Senate for the Federal District.

"They are two big names in national politics", highlighted Teo Cury, highlighting the weight of the withdrawals for the electoral framework.

The case of Ibaneis Rocha
Ibaneis Rocha (MDB) had left the government of the Federal District at the beginning of the year, within the deadline for disqualification, precisely to make his candidacy for the Senate viable.

However, throughout the process, political strain accumulated, including a break with vice-governor Celina Leão (PP), who took over the government of the Federal District. According to Teo Cury, the breaking point involved issues related to the government's conduct with regard to BRB (Banco de Brasília) and Master.

In addition, investigations underway at the STF (Supreme Federal Court) would have recorded mentions of meetings between Daniel Vorcaro and Ibaneis Rocha.

Although Ibaneis publicly stated that the decision was made to take care of his personal life, Teo Cury pointed out that the progress of the Master's investigations had a direct impact on the candidacy.

The case of Cláudio Castro
Cláudio Castro (PL-RJ), in turn, was the target of two search and seizure warrants in two separate investigations. In one of them, directly related to the Banco Master case, Federal Police reports recorded meetings and conversations involving Daniel Vorcaro.

The other investigation involved the possibility of benefiting Ricardo Magro, owner of Grupo Refit, identified as the country's largest debtor.

In addition to the investigations linked to Master, Castro also accumulated other setbacks, including a conviction by the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) of ineligibility for abuse of political and economic power in the 2022 elections - a decision that generated wide discussion in Rio de Janeiro about the holding of a direct or indirect election, an issue that the STF (Supreme Federal Court) must decide when resuming its activities at the end of August.

According to Teo Cury, the withdrawals occurred even without there being conclusive progress in the investigations or formal complaints.

The simple fact of appearing as targets, added to the exhaustion caused by the mentions in the news, was enough to lead the two politicians to abandon their search for a seat in the Federal Senate.

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Source: CNN