🚨 In the situation involving Banco Master, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) has already begun its typical approach when inquiries venture into perilous areas: dimming the spotlight.
The initial action: Dias Toffoli mandated complete confidentiality. This prohibition means that the public is unable to observe, monitor, or question the proceedings. When a Supreme Court investigation becomes classified, it is not merely precautionary — it serves as a barrier. The topic is taken out of the public eye so that the system can function quietly, away from any external influence.
Next came a second, more telling measure: the STF exerted tighter control over the Federal Police (PF). Toffoli instructed that the evidence collected be placed under the jurisdiction of the Court, diminishing the PF's usual capacity to manage the analysis and progression of the case. What should operate as a criminal investigation is gradually evolving into a process overseen by the court.
This is an effective method to suppress a case without overtly terminating it.
Then there’s the familiar conclusion: when the revelations become troubling, the emphasis shifts. Suddenly, the discussion is no longer centered on the findings but rather on “leaks,” “confidential status,” and “attacks on institutions. ” As is often the case, Alexandre de Moraes steps in with sweeping actions, initiating investigations against those who bring to light the behind-the-scenes activities, while framing the Court as the victim — not as a body that needs monitoring.
This is the manner in which the story is altered.
Lava Jato adhered to this precise pattern: it began with the terminology of “legality,” followed by procedural hurdles, annulments, and, ultimately, full discrediting. As the investigation climbed to the higher tiers of authority, the STF executed what it has consistently done best:
It transformed an active inquiry into a judicial graveyard.
Now, concerning Banco Master, Brazil is observing the same sequence unfold.
Complete confidentiality. Centralized evidence. The PF pushed out of the picture.
The discourse redirected.
And the case was gradually relegated to a drawer where nothing progresses without authorization.
In Brazil, corruption seldom concludes — because there is perpetually a court poised to “protect democracy” precisely when an investigation begins to gain traction.
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