The Federal Police concluded that former president Jair Bolsonaro was involved in the diversion or attempted diversion of gifts worth over R$ 6.8 million, including sculptures, jewelry, and watches, received from foreign countries during his term as president of the country.
According to the report, part of the jewelry received was transported out of Brazil in a suitcase on the presidential plane on December 30, 2022, when Bolsonaro left the country to spend a season in the United States at the end of his term.
The police investigation uncovered a criminal association specifically aimed at the diversion and sale of valuable items received by Bolsonaro as official gifts.
“It was also found that the proceeds from these sales were converted into cash and added to the former president’s personal assets, using intermediaries and circumventing the formal banking system to conceal the origin, location, and ownership of the funds,” states the police report.
Bolsonaro and 11 other individuals were indicted last week for embezzlement, criminal association, and money laundering. The investigation report was submitted in printed format, in an envelope, to the protocol of the Federal Supreme Court on Friday (July 5).
The confidentiality of the Federal Police report, with 476 pages, was lifted on Monday (August 8) by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, the case’s rapporteur at the Federal Supreme Court. The magistrate referred the case to the Attorney General’s Office for analysis. The agency must now decide whether to archive the case or indict the accused. Additionally, the institution may request the production of supplementary evidence.
Source: Agência Brasil