Vorcaro's father's defense says that maintaining the prison has "no basis"

After the STF (Supreme Federal Court) opted to maintain the preventive detention of Henrique Vorcaro, father of former banker Daniel Vorcaro, his defense stated that he considers the decision "an extreme, unnecessary and disproportionate measure", which has "no basis".

The Second Panel of the Supreme Court endorsed Minister André Mendonça's decision, considering that maintaining the measures was necessary to preserve the investigations. The defense claims that Henrique Vorcaro was always available to the authorities and did not pose a risk to the investigation. Thus, the measure would have no "concrete basis to justify its maintenance".

According to the investigation by the PF (Federal Police), Henrique is the principal and financial operator of payments from the group known as "A Turma". The group would be a "nucleus of intimidation and obstruction of justice, responsible for the illegal monitoring of opponents, journalists and authorities".

The only minister to differ from the majority, Dean Gilmar Mendes, suggested replacing preventive detention with house arrest with electronic monitoring.

Henrique's defense states that the client is kept in prison based on presumptions or facts attributed to third parties and that the investigation must consider "evidence that actually exists in the records". Commenting that the arrest could compromise the collaboration of the accused, Mendes stated that "the arrest is maintained without suitable grounds".

Another factor stated by the lawyers is that they would not have "full access to the elements that support the accusations", compromising the exercise of broad defense.

Felipe Vorcaro also remains in prison
In addition to Henrique Vorcaro, the STF also decided to maintain the preventive detention of Felipe Vorcaro, cousin of the former controller of Banco Master. Arrested since May 7th, Felipe is identified by the investigation as "a member of the operational financial core of the criminal organization".

Felipe's defense declares that it indicated reports prepared by the bank BTG Pactual that prove the legality of transactions identified as illicit by the investigation.

"The documents presented demonstrate that such operations were subjected to independent audits, in addition to being supported by extensive supporting documentation", states the defense note.

Minister Gilmar Mendes referenced the documents in his vote. During the session, the dean stated that he understands that the documentation proves the legality of the transfers.

Note from Henrique Vorcaro's defense
In view of the decision of the Second Panel of the Federal Supreme Court, this Tuesday (16), Henrique Vorcaro's defense reaffirms the conviction that preventive detention is an extreme, unnecessary and disproportionate measure, with no concrete basis to justify its maintenance.

Henrique Vorcaro has always been available to the authorities, does not pose a risk to the investigation and cannot be kept in prison based on presumptions, conjectures or responsibilities attributed to third parties. The defense reiterates that the facts must be analyzed individually, considering the evidence that actually exists in the case file.

The defense also registers concern about the lack of full access to the elements that support the accusations, which compromises the full exercise of the broad defense. A antecipação de informações à imprensa, sem que a defesa tenha conhecimento completo do que está sendo investigado, contribui para a formação de juízos prévios e cria um ambiente de persecução incompatível com as garantias do Estado Democrático de Direito.

A defesa seguirá adotando todas as medidas cabíveis para demonstrar a ausência dos requisitos legais da prisão preventiva e assegurar que o processo avance com respeito ao contraditório, à ampla defesa e às garantias legais.

Nota da defesa de Felipe Vorcaro
A defesa de Felipe Vorcaro, que desde o início refuta de forma categórica quaisquer ilações acerca de supostas práticas ilícitas relacionadas ao Banco Master, informa que a verdade dos fatos já se encontra devidamente documentada nos autos do processo judicial, cujo sigilo foi levantado na presente data.

Com a publicidade dos autos, tornou-se possível o acesso à petição apresentada pelo BTG, na qual a instituição financeira presta esclarecimentos sobre a regularidade e a licitude das operações que foram apontadas como supostamente ilícitas na investigação. Os documentos apresentados demonstram que tais operações foram submetidas a auditorias independentes, além de estarem amparadas por extensa documentação comprobatória.

Entre os elementos constantes dos autos, destacam-se registros e fotografias das diversas usinas solares efetivamente construídas pelo grupo empresarial em diferentes regiões do país, empreendimentos que atualmente geram energia para milhares de consumidores brasileiros.

Importa ressaltar que os esclarecimentos prestados pelo BTG foram protocolados após a decisão monocrática que converteu a prisão temporária em preventiva, razão pela qual não foram apreciados quando da prolação daquela decisão. Despite the relevance and potential impact of this information for the complete clarification of the facts, these elements were only considered in the judgment carried out today by Em. Min. Gilmar Mendes.

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