Vorcaro's defense puts pressure on the PF with a "desperate" move, says expert

The case involving Daniel Vorcaro and the possibility of a plea bargain gained new contours after what experts describe as a maneuver by the ex-banker's defense.

For Leonardo Barreto, partner at the Think Policy consultancy, the leak of information and the airing of possible new names - mostly politicians - constitute a "desperate" move to put pressure on the competent authorities.

In an interview with WW this Friday (12), Barreto assessed that Vorcaro's defense strategy aimed to pressure the PF (Federal Police) and the PGR (Attorney General's Office) to accept the ex-banker's plea agreement.

Comparison with Lava Jato

To contextualize the situation, Barreto used Operation Lava Jato as an analysis parameter. According to him, there is an example in the country's recent history of "a somewhat uncontrolled operation, of attacks without a hierarchical structure, politicians pushing each other towards the focus to get rid of themselves".

In contrast, the expert described an opposite investigative model: "a top-down investigation and investigation process, controlled with its measured effects", in which those involved would establish a schedule for the disclosure of information.

Sense of control that has been broken
Barreto reported that, until recently, there was a perception in Brasília that the case was heading towards a more controlled outcome.

In this scenario, Vorcaro himself would be, in the expert's words, "winding up the organizations", possibly after receiving a message to "hold the wave" and, thus, managing to extricate himself from the situation later. This feeling, however, would have been shaken by more recent events.

What we saw from a certain point onwards, according to Barreto, was a leak attributed, behind the scenes, to Vorcaro's own defense.

The strategy would have consisted of speculating about the existence of other politicians involved - including the president of the Senate and a wing of the PT - "in a way to create some kind of excitement in public opinion, in the press so that the Federal Police and institutions would be pressured to accept" the agreement.

For the expert, this is "a somewhat desperate move, perhaps, by the defense", which reignited the risk of the process "losing control again with leaks".

Barreto summarized the moment as a threshold in which the country can "enter a bang-bang where institutions lose a little control of this investigation and investigation process".

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