In Washington, deputies allied with Lula asked Democratic parliamentarians to investigate an alleged financial network linked to the former banker Daniel Vorcarowhich would have operated in American territory for the benefit of members of the Bolsonaro family, such as the senator and pre-candidate for President Flavio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) and the former federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro.
In the document signed by Pedro Uczai (PT-SC), Pedro Campos (PSB-PE), Jandira Feghali (PCdoB-RJ) and André Janones (Rede-MG), the central target of the request is an alleged connection between resources linked to Vorcaro, financial structures related to React Investments and activities attributed to Eduardo in United States.
With a Republican majority in both houses of Congress, a request to open an investigation of this type would be unlikely to move forward this year. At the end of 2026, however, the USA goes through legislative elections that could change the scenario.
Furthermore, investigations conducted by the Legislature tend to focus mainly on actions by the Executive Branch, and not on cases of corruption involving private companies.
In these cases, parliamentarians could, for example, request that the Department of Justice conduct an investigation. There is, however, one more obstacle: this type of request tends to have greater political weight when it comes from congressmen aligned with the party of the President of the United States.
THE SheetDemocratic deputy Jim McGovern (Massachusetts), who met with Brazilian parliamentarians this Thursday morning (4), stated that it was a good meeting, said he was “very supportive of many of the concerns they raised” and that he intends to continue maintaining dialogue with the group.
Regarding the request for an investigation, he said he did not have the power to open an investigation, but stated that “clearly these are issues of great concern to me.”
He also stated that, during the conversation, parliamentarians agreed that “corruption, whether in Brazil or the USA, needs to be denounced”. Regarding elections, he said that it is Brazilians who must decide about their own future and that “that is not up to the USA”.
Parliamentarians state that the request is based on public information, journalistic reports, documents and ongoing investigations in Brazil. Throughout the eight pages of the text, they argue that there are sufficient elements to justify the analysis of financial movements, contracts, companies, investment funds, law firms and corporate structures subject to American jurisdiction.
According to the authors, one of the hypotheses to be investigated is the existence of a financial flow that would have come from structures linked to the Master Bankcontrolled by Vorcaro, and reached companies or service providers in the United States, with possible direct or indirect benefit to Eduardo Bolsonaro.
According to a report published by Intercept Brasil, Flávio asked Vorcaro for money to produce the film “Dark Horse”, about the life of former president Jair Bolsonaro. In audios leaked to the press, the senator appears making the request.
The Federal Police are investigating whether the transfers made by Vorcaro —through Entre Investimentos and the Havengate fund, located in the USA— were used to pay for the life of former deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, who has lived in the country since last year.
The document also mentions suspicions involving funds linked to Reag Investimentos and cites investigations into possible money laundering schemes related to the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital). The deputies ask that American authorities verify whether resources from this financial environment were used to finance political, legal, communication or lobbying activities in the United States.
At the same time, parliamentarians say they do not attribute definitive criminal responsibility to any person. The objective, they state, is to request the opening of investigative procedures capable of confirming or discarding the suspicions presented.
The document requests that bank records, contracts, business communications, corporate structures, final beneficiaries of payments and any reports of suspicious activities that are under American jurisdiction be analyzed. Deputies also defend the immediate preservation of documents and cooperation between authorities from both countries.
Another point in the text relates Eduardo Bolsonaro’s political activities in the United States to possible attempts to pressure Brazilian authorities. The authors argue that, if political activities or communication campaigns abroad were financed by resources of illicit origin, American jurisdiction could have been used to hide or project these resources internationally.
Parliamentarians also cite the recent mobilization of Jair Bolsonaro’s allies so that the government donald trump classified Brazilian criminal factions as terrorist organizations. According to the text, it is necessary to investigate whether initiatives of this type have had an impact on international cooperation mechanisms aimed at combating money laundering and organized crime.
Last week, Eduardo, Flávio and Bolsonaro blogger Paulo Figueiredo were at the White House for a meeting with Trump. They state that the main demand presented was the request to classify the PCC and CV (Comando Vermelho) as terrorists. The designation was announced last week and will be formalized this Friday (5).
This week, the USTR (US trade office) concluded a year-long investigation into suspected unfair competition against Brazil, which included complaints regarding Pix and the regulation of big tech. Furthermore, another investigation that was opened this year, and included Brazil, also indicated that the country fails to combat the use of forced labor.
Faced with this scenario, the USTR proposed the application of a 25% tariff on Brazilian products — the final decision rests with Trump, who has until July 15 to speak out. Due to the proximity between the conclusion of the investigations and Flávio’s visit, the Lula government has attributed the measure to the senator. He, however, denied having made this type of request to the American authorities and sent a request to the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, for the US not to impose tariffs on Brazil.
American congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, co-president of the Brazilian Caucus, told the reporter that she will analyze the request for an investigation into the Vorcaro case and suspicions of money laundering involving the Bolsonaro family.
During a meeting with Brazilian parliamentarians, Kamlager-Dove highlighted that, although he only became aware of the complaint at that moment, the request “would make sense” given the history of his committee, which has already held hearings on corruption in Brazil and attacks on the Federal Supreme Court. The parliamentarian highlighted that the possible use of the United States financial system for improper activities is a matter of transnational public interest.
“If US banks are somehow involved in something illegal or inappropriate, the American and Brazilian people need to know,” he declared. In addition to corruption, Kamlager-Dove reported having discussed with the Brazilian delegation topics such as electoral integrity, protection of democracy and concerns about trade tariffs, drawing parallels between the political challenges faced by the two nations in the face of the advance of the far right.
