2024-07-11 05:47:53
Ž. Bolsonaro is suspected of having given his subordinates the task of selling some of the expensive jewelry he had received as a gift in one of the Persian Gulf kingdoms. In Brazil, as in most countries of the world, such gifts given to official officials are considered state property and must be declared. However, the federal police investigation established that Ž. Bolsonaro, who served as president from 2019 to 2022, ignored this law, the BBC reports. When returning from the Middle East, the jewelry was hidden in the bags of several ministry officials subordinate to the president. Two of them were detained by customs officials, and the third brought undeclared gifts into Brazil, which were then sold with the help of intermediaries. In addition, from the intermediaries Ž. Bolsonaro received cash.
The judge of the Supreme Federal Court, Alessandri di Morais, told the Brazilian media in interviews that there is enough evidence to prosecute the ex-president, but the final decision must be made by the prosecutors. Ž. Bolsonaro, of course, denies his guilt.
2024-07-11 05:47:53