# Tag: credit portfolios

- [Brazil Central Bank Denies Pressuring BRB to Buy Master Portfolios Amid Fraud Probe](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/brazil-central-bank-denies-pressuring-brb-to-buy-master-portfolios-amid-fraud-probe/) (2026-01-23): Regulator says it never recommended acquisition of impaired assets and opens all records to investigators as scrutiny over Master collapse deepens.
- [Banco Master: The R$12 Billion Question](https://brazilstockguide.com/behind-the-lines/banco-master-12-billion-credit-scandal-vorcaro-defense/) (2025-11-23): A defense built on “independent originators” runs into Central Bank evidence of unsupported credit.