SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) – The majority of a panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court voted on Friday to keep the owner of liquidated lender Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, in jail. The businessman was detained earlier this month after a judge cited “strong indication” that Vorcaro attempted to bribe a former central bank director with […]
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Brazil top court panel keeps Banco Master owner Vorcaro in jail
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SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) – The majority of a panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court voted on Friday to keep the owner of liquidated lender Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, in jail.
The businessman was detained earlier this month after a judge cited “strong indication” that Vorcaro attempted to bribe a former central bank director with gifts in return for preferential treatment.
(Reporting by Isabel Teles; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)