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Brazil’s Banco Master was one entrepreneur’s ticket to riches but collapsed last month amid allegations of a $2.3bn fraud.

8 December, 2025 by Michael Pooler and Beatriz Langella in São Paulo

A flashy provincial entrepreneur who tried to catapult a small Brazilian bank into the big league, Daniel Vorcaro’s heady rise was almost as spectacular as his downfall. 

The 42-year-old basked in the trappings of wealth, investing in

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