Driver sues bank after accidental transfer of R$131 million into his account
In mid-June 2023, a systemic failure temporarily transformed the financial life of Antônio Pereira do Nascimento, who identified an unexplained credit of R$131,870,227 on his bank statement. The worker remained as a multimillionaire for approximately seven hours, long enough for the financial institution’s system to automatically classify him as a high-income client. This change in profile had an immediate impact on citizens’ pockets, causing the maintenance fee for their service package to rise from R$36 to R$70, without any prior communication from the company.
As soon as the error was detected and the astronomical amount withdrawn, the professional’s financial reality returned to normal, showing the modest balance of R$227 that he had before the confusion. Despite the correction of the accounting entry, Antônio reports that the episode left deep marks, citing intense psychological pressure on the part of local management, in addition to unsolicited media exposure. This entire situation led to the opening of a dispute that has been going on in the courts since July 2024, still without a definitive outcome.
The report sought an official position from Bradesco to clarify the technical reasons that led to the billion-dollar transfer and respond to the client’s accusations. The financial organization’s press office, however, maintained the standard policy of not publicly discussing the details of disputes that are under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary.
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Unsatisfied with the inconvenience, the citizen filed a criminal complaint the year following the accidental deposit. In the initial petition, the defense demands the payment of R$ 13,187,022.00 as a legal reward for the voluntary return of the amount — a request that is supported by article 1,234 of the Brazilian Civil Code, which provides for a minimum bonus of 5% for those who return lost goods to their legitimate owners. In addition, the lawyers demand financial compensation of R$150,000 to repair the moral damage suffered during the episode.
The author of the action remains in expectation of a judicial resolution to the imbroglio that began in 2024. Recently, the competent authority chose to cancel the oral testimony phase, dismissing the people who had been called to testify about the case, which led the worker’s legal team to file a specific appeal to contest this procedural maneuver.
The legal tool used by defenders serves fundamentally to point out possible flaws in interpretation, obvious contradictions or blind spots in an order signed by a judge. Currently, the petition filed by Antônio’s team is on the court’s table for evaluation, strictly respecting the deadlines established by the current code of civil procedure.
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When justifying the exclusion from the hearing of witnesses, the person responsible for the court argued that the documents attached to the case already provided sufficient material to understand the facts. The judge classified the situation as conducive to an early judgment on the merits, indicating that the next move in the court system should be the publication of the conviction or acquittal sentence.
Position of the Tocantins Court of Justice on the next steps of the action
The communications department of the Court of Justice of Tocantins confirmed that, in March of this year, the court declared the end of the evidentiary investigation phase, considering the process ripe for a final decision. However, the filing of the appeal by the author, also in March, temporarily halted the normal progress of the case. The state body highlighted that the dispute is being thoroughly evaluated, with dispatch expected in the next few days, and guaranteed that the final verdict will only be given when there is no longer room for technical questions.
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How the legal tool used by driver defense works
In the national legal system, this type of resource acts as a fine-tuning mechanism for the parties involved in a dispute. The main purpose is not to change the essence of the decision taken by the judge, but rather to ensure that the final text is crystal clear, correcting any material errors or filling in gaps that could generate double interpretation when complying with the court order.
