Brazil Top Court Keeps Banco Master’s Ex-CEO in Jail For Now (1)

A majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices have voted to keep Daniel Vorcaro in prison, maintaining pressure on Banco Master SA’s former chief executive officer to pursue a plea bargain that has unsettled the country’s political and judicial elite.

The court’s Second Chamber rejected on Friday a request from Vorcaro’s defense for his release. Voting is ongoing and the justices have until March 20 to cast their ballots electronically.

The court’s decision may prove temporary, according to two people familiar with the matter. Vorcaro’s lawyers are expected to seek his transfer to house arrest in the coming weeks, and ...