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Attorney General\u2019s Office asks Federal Police to investigate fake news spread by Bolsonarists that could \u201ctrigger true bank run\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGU) has asked the Federal Police to open an investigation into the spread of fake news targeting the National Financial System. The request came after Banco do Brasil (BB) appealed to the AGU to take action against attacks on the institution by Bolsonaro supporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In its filing, the AGU cited posts with the potential to \u201cfoment a true bank run for the withdrawal of funds\u201d and damage Brazil\u2019s economy. The request was sent to the Federal Police last Friday (22) and disclosed on Monday (25). Spreading false information against a financial institution is considered a crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSince August 19, 2025, several social media accounts have been circulating fake news involving agents of the national financial system, especially Banco do Brasil, in reaction to the bank\u2019s institutional stance regarding sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department through OFAC [Office of Foreign Assets Control], under the so-called Magnitsky Act,\u201d said the AGU\u2019s National Office for the Defense of Democracy (PNDD), which authored the request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a letter sent Friday, Banco do Brasil pointed to posts by federal lawmaker Gustavo Gayer (Liberal Party, PL, Goi\u00e1s) and lawyer Jeffrey Chiquini, who defends Filipe Martins, a former aide to ex-president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). Both urged clients to withdraw their money from banks. The bank also cited a post by Federal Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL of S\u00e3o Paulo), currently on leave, claiming BB was headed for bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the bank\u2019s letter, Bolsonaro supporters have been misusing a section of BB\u2019s own statement to claim it would not enforce Magnitsky sanctions in Brazil, citing the part in which the bank said it would act \u201cin compliance with Brazilian law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The AGU said the circulation of messages encouraging depositors to pull their money out was intended to pressure financial agents and generate \u201cchaos\u201d in the National Financial System. \u201cThere is a coordinated campaign of mass postings seeking to terrorize society with the imminent prospect of a system-wide collapse,\u201d the filing read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The PNDD asked for an investigation into the material facts and their authorship, \u201cwhich may also overlap with criminal probes already under way under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the formal complaint, the AGU specifically mentioned only Mr. Chiquini\u2019s posts. In a statement, the lawyer denied authorship of the post cited and said his remarks concerned stock investments amid growing \u201clegal uncertainty,\u201d which, he argued, makes the market unpredictable. He said his comments merely anticipated a market movement. \u201cMy remarks are far from constituting a criminal offense; they are simply an observation of the reality of U.S. law, which has been widely discussed by jurists worldwide. Just read the Magnitsky Act to understand the obvious,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In response to the bank\u2019s letter, Mr. Gayer\u2019s office said the lawmaker\u2019s comments did not mention any financial institution directly. \u201cGayer commented on the consequences of Justice Moraes\u2019 statements, which themselves could lead to a collapse in Brazilian banks,\u201d his staff said. Eduardo Bolsonaro did not respond before publication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Justice Alexandre de Moraes was sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act in July. Earlier this month, Supreme Court Justice Fl\u00e1vio Dino ruled that foreign laws, administrative acts, and executive or judicial orders should not be automatically applied in Brazil. Shortly after, Moraes warned in an interview that Brazilian banks could face punishment if they enforced U.S. sanctions against Brazilian assets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Banco do Brasil, which manages payroll for Supreme Court staff, canceled at least one U.S.-branded credit card held by Mr. Moraes, Valor revealed last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The sharper decline in some blue chips \u2014 including Banco do Brasil \u2014 weighed on the Ibovespa on Monday. BB shares closed down 2.20%, while the benchmark stock index finished flat, edging up 0.04% to 138,025 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Market participants attributed part of BB\u2019s negative performance to the news that the bank had filed its complaint with the AGU, alleging Bolsonarists were trying to sow \u201cchaos\u201d in the system. \u201cWhat Eduardo [Bolsonaro] has been saying doesn\u2019t help BB, but picking a fight with Bolsonarists isn\u2019t good either,\u201d one trader said, requesting anonymity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The sell-off comes at a sensitive time for BB shares, which are already under pressure from second-quarter results and uncertainty about how banks will implement Magnitsky sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Igor Barenboim, chief economist at Reach Capital, said banks understand the risks of failing to comply with Magnitsky sanctions. He added that there has been a surge in legal consultations to assess the scope of the measure. \u201cLarge banks are managed very professionally. As difficult as this situation is, they will find a solution that doesn\u2019t harm their business,\u201d he said. \u201cWe see only a remote risk of this going wrong, and we believe shareholder value will remain protected,\u201d he added, noting his firm was holding positions in the banking sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

By\u00a0Giullia Colombo,\u00a0Tiago Angelo\u00a0and\u00a0Bruna Furlani, Valor\u00a0\u2014 Bras\u00edlia and S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n

Source: Valor International<\/p>\n

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