The Central Bank decreed the extrajudicial liquidation of Banco Pleno. Announced this Wednesday (18), in Brasília, the measure includes Pleno Distribuidora Títulos e Valores Mobiliários – part of the Pleno prudential conglomerate – in this special regime.
According to the monetary authority, it is a small conglomerate, falling within the S4 segment of prudential regulation, with Banco Pleno as its leading institution. This conglomerate holds, according to the BC, 0.04% of total assets and 0.05% of total funding in the National Financial System.
Master Bank
Previously known as Banco Voiter, Banco Pleno was, until mid-2025, part of the financial conglomerate of Banco Master, owned by banker Daniel Vorcaro, target of Operation Compliance Zero.
The operation investigates the granting of false credits by Banco Master, including the attempted purchase of the financial institution by Banco de Brasília (BRB), a public bank linked to the Government of the Federal District. According to investigations, fraud could reach R$17 billion.
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Banco Pleno is led by Augusto Ferreira Lima, former CEO and former partner of Banco Master.
“The extrajudicial liquidation [do Banco Pleno e de sua distribuidora] It was motivated by the compromise of the institution’s economic-financial situation, with deterioration of the liquidity situation, as well as violation of the rules that govern its activity and non-compliance with the determinations of the Central Bank of Brazil”, explained, in a note, the BC.
Other measures may be taken by the monetary authority to determine responsibilities within the terms of its legal powers. If suspected irregularities are confirmed, administrative sanctioning measures will be adopted and communications will be made to the competent authorities.
Among the measures envisaged is the unavailability of the assets of controllers and administrators of the prudential conglomerate Pleno.
