Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of misappropriating jewelry he received as a gift during his term
The former president's lawyer, Fabio Wajngarten, is also charged. He explained that the gifts were immediately returned to the Federal Court of Accounts and that all legal processes were complied with in the case. "I am charged for the strange reason that I complied with the law," he said.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was accused of trying to misappropriate jewelry that was given to him by Arab countries while he was still in office. The information was confirmed by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the conservative ex-president, who described the case as political persecution.
Flávio Bolsonaro maintained that there has been no damage to the public treasury and that the law was complied with in the case. "The persecution of Bolsonaro is declared and blatant," Senator Bolsonaro highlighted in a message posted on X.
">A perseguição a Bolsonaro é declarada e descarada!
— Flavio Bolsonaro (@FlavioBolsonaro) July 4, 2024
Alguém ganha um presente, uma comissão de servidores públicos decide que ele é seu. O TCU questiona e o presente é devolvido à União. Não há dano ao erário!
Aí o grupo de PFs, escalados a dedo pra missão, indicia a pessoa.
In addition to the conservative leader, 11 other people were charged, including his lawyer Fabio Wajngarten, according to a count by AFP.
Wajngarten assured that "I was charged because, in the exercise of my prerogatives, I defended a client, and in the entire investigation there is no evidence against me. To be specific: I am being charged for the strange reason that I complied with the law!"
Customs inspectors seized in October 2021 a set of diamond jewelry valued at $3.2 million, believed to be destined for former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro. However, Bolsonaro's team maintained that the gifts were immediately returned to the Federal Court of Accounts.
">O meu indiciamento pela Polícia Federal se baseia na seguinte afronta legal: advogado, fui indiciado porque no exercício de minhas prerrogativas, defendi um cliente, sendo que em toda a investigação não há qualquer prova contra mim. Sendo específico: fui indiciado pela razão…
— Fabio Wajngarten (@fabiowoficial) July 4, 2024
"My legal advice was that the gifts received by the former president of the Republic were immediately returned to the Federal Court of Accounts, in defense of any doubt on matters of public interest. And legal advice is not a crime. My suggestion was accepted and the gifts were immediately delivered and collected in full at the [court]," Wajngarten highlighted.
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