2023-12-05 15:12:34
In April, the ornament kit was delivered to Caixa Econômica Federal; audit also says that the weapons received by Bolsonaro as president are also Union assets and therefore must be returned
ANDRE VIOLATTI/ATO PRESS/ESTADÃO CONTENT Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) must return Saudi jewelry to the presidential collection
Opinion from the technical area of court Union accounts (TCU) proposed, this Monday, 4th, that the former president Jair Bolsonaro be obliged to return, within a period of up to 15 days, all items that he received while he was president and that were not registered in the collection of the presidency of the Republic. Among the items received were four sets of Saudi jewelry that were taken to the United States, where they would be sold, according to Federal Police investigations. In April, the jewelry kit was delivered to Caixa Econômica Federal. The TCU’s opinion now suggests that the public bank return the gifts to Bolsonaro so that he can deliver the items directly to the President of the Republic. According to the document, jewelry has characteristics that make it public goods. The audit also says that the weapons received by Bolsonaro as president are also Union assets and must therefore be returned.
In March, the TCU had already ordered Bolsonaro to hand over a pistol and a rifle that he received as a gift from the United Arab Emirates. In the same month, the former president’s defense handed over the weapons to the Federal Police. After the TCU’s determination this Monday, Bolsonaro’s lawyers said that he “never had any interference in the process of classifying gifts offered to him, whether destined for the public or private collection, given that such treatment was and continues to be the responsibility of the board. of historical documentation”. The lawyers also said that, when there were questions about the classification given to some gifts received, a request was made for the objects to remain under the responsibility of the TCU until a final decision.
*With information from reporter André Anelli
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