Direction 6: Brazil (added v8; full-text verified and expanded v9, 17 Oct 2026)

Thesis tested (the consortium's framing): the Banco Master case and its ties to the Bolsonaro family show a danger to Brazilian democracy. They are one example of far-right growth in Latin America aimed at resources (rare earths, oil), with Christian Zionist evangelicals as a backing force.

Method note (v9). Most sources were re-fetched in full (pages/br/). An item is labelled [V] only where the passage was read in full text. Police (PF) reports are investigative findings, not charges. As of 17 Oct 2026, no politician named below has been charged (denunciado) in the Master case. Vorcaro is in pre-trial detention and has not been convicted. The two Revelando videos (Calma Urgente; see video-FjiuXevhBtM.md and video-T3gZ6Nn7kZY.md) are cited only as opinion or advocacy. Their factual claims are sourced independently below.