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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro could soon face criminal charges for stealing gifts he won from foreign leaders.
By Jack Nicas
Report from Rio de Janeiro
Brazil’s federal police have former President Jair Bolsonaro criminally charged with a scheme to embezzle jewelry he won as gifts from foreign leaders while he was president, according to two other people familiar with the investigation, adding another major legal challenge for Bolsonaro. . Bolsonaro.
Federal police accused Bolsonaro and 10 of his allies of hunting to stay and selling expensive gifts he won from foreign governments, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sealed records. Bolsonaro and some of his allies, adding former collaborators.
In one case, Bolsonaro and his team tried to hide diamond jewelry valued at $1 million that the former president had earned from the Saudi government, according to previous investigative documents.
In this case, Bolsonaro’s team tried unsuccessfully to sell an 18-carat gold set from the Saudis for $50,000 at a Manhattan auction at a Valentine’s Day sale last year, according to the documents. In a third case, they sold two luxury watches at a Pennsylvania Mall for $68,000 and gave some of the cash to Mr. Bolsonaro, according to the documents.
While Brazilian police refer to the advised fees as an “accusation” in Portuguese, Bolsonaro has not been charged. The country’s most sensible federal prosecutor will now have to decide whether to indict Bolsonaro and force him to stand trial. Brazil’s prosecutor and Supreme Court said they had not yet obtained recommendations from police on Thursday night.
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