Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept 11, 2026 (AFP) - Why has a financial scandal shaken Brazil to its core?

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2026-09-12

A financial scandal of mammoth proportions is dominating Brazilian headlines less than a month before the South American nation votes for a new president. Disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro, charged with fraud after the collapse of his private bank Banco Master, is at the center of the sticky web entangling political figures from across the spectrum. Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, is no......

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