Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro under investigation over alleged corruption
The court says the probe stems from 61 million reais in donations tied to a film about Jair Bolsonaro and broader Banco Master fraud allegations.
- On Friday, Brazil's Supreme Court unsealed a court document confirming an investigation opened in July into Senator Flavio Bolsonaro regarding alleged corruption and money laundering linked to the failed lender Banco Master.
- Justice Andre Mendonca authorized the probe following a Federal Police request pointing to donations by former Banco Master CEO Daniel Vorcaro to finance the biopic 'Dark Horse,' starring Jim Caviezel.
- Brazilian police conducted dozens of raids yesterday targeting film producer Karina Gama and congressman Mario Frias, with court orders banning suspects from leaving Brazil pending the investigation outcome.
- Bolsonaro blasted the probe as 'attempted political interference,' while Frias denounced the investigation as a 'smoke screen' as scrutiny intensifies before the October 4 election.
- Bolsonaro, the leading right-wing challenger to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faces the investigation as candidates remain neck-and-neck ahead of the first round of voting on October 4.
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Brazil Probes Flávio Bolsonaro Over Money Laundering
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering tied to the failed Banco Master and the financing of a film about his father, Jair Bolsonaro, with authorities unsealing documents earlier this year; Bolsonaro maintains the financing was legal as the election race against Lula da Silva remains tight. The probe, opened in July by Justice Mendonça at the request of the police, involves scrutiny o…
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Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro faces corruption investigation weeks before elections
Brazilian presidential candidate Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro is under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion for receiving millions of dollars from a disgraced banker to finance a movie about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil’s top court unsealed…
The Brazilian Supreme Court and the federal police have launched a large-scale investigation into presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro for possible corruption and money laundering. A month before the presidential elections in Brazil, authorities are linking the challenger to current President Lula to multi-million dollar fraud. Documents released by the Supreme Court yesterday reveal that the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro is …
Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro under graft, money laundering, tax evasion probe over payments from banker
Brazilian presidential candidate Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro is under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion for receiving millions of dollars from a disgraced banker to finance a movie about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Declassified Supreme Court documents reveal investigation into senator over alleged money laundering and corruption
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