Ricardo Siqueira Rodrigues

Ricardo Siqueira Rodrigues is a businessman identified by Brazilian authorities as a lobbyist for banker Daniel Vorcaro and an intermediary with former governor Cláudio Castro. He has a long history of fraudulent activities involving pension funds, including a recent scandal where R$ 3 billion from Rioprevidência was improperly allocated to the Banco Master network. Rodrigues has previously been investigated for his role in the 2005 CPI dos Correios, which exposed financial misconduct linked to the mensalão scandal, and was fined over R$ 1 million by the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários for fraudulent actions. His operations have included facilitating money laundering and benefiting from fraudulent construction projects, such as a Trump-branded hotel in Rio de Janeiro. Recently, he became a key figure in ongoing investigations into corruption within the local government.