BRASILIA — Brazilian Federal Police have reportedly targeted Senator Jaques Wagner, one of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s closest political allies and the government’s floor leader in the Senate, as part of a probe connected to lender Banco Master, according to two sources who spoke with Reuters on Thursday.
CNN Brasil was the first outlet to break the story, and two individuals with knowledge of the investigation later confirmed the details to Reuters. Representatives for Wagner had not yet issued any response to requests for comment at the time of the report.
