Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro under investigation over alleged corruption
The probe centers on alleged $12 million transfers from banker Daniel Vorcaro and could complicate Bolsonaro’s campaign weeks before Brazil’s election.
- 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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Jair Bolsonaro Biopic ‘Dark Horse’ Under Police Probe
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the leading opposition candidate in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election, is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering tied to the financing of a film about his father, the country’s disgraced former President Jair Bolsonaro. A Brazilian Supreme Court judge unsealed court documents related to the case late last week. The […]
Brazilian Supreme Court scandal spills into presidential race
Lula’s lead over Bolsonaro has narrowed in recent days following a Brazilian Supreme Court scandal. Earlier this month, a police report disclosed alleged links between Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Daniel Vorcaro, the suspected ringleader of a multibillion-dollar bank fraud. Though he hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing in the case, the crisis poses a political risk for Lula as he is a close ally of Moraes. Bolsonaro has also been implicated…
Brazil Supreme Court justice unseals probe into Bolsonaro biopic, citing suspected criminal funding - Regional Media News
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Sunday unsealed an investigation into the production of a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro, pointing in his decision to suspicions the movie's financing had ties to a criminal network. The suspicions laid out [...]
Brazil Supreme Court justice unseals probe into Bolsonaro biopic, citing suspected criminal funding
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Sunday unsealed an investigation into the production of a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro, pointing in his decision to suspicions the movie’s financing had ties to a criminal…
Minister André Mendonça lifts the secrecy of the case following pressure from the Prosecutor's Office and magistrates.
The defense of Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, of the Liberal Party (Pl, right), submitted at least four requests to the Federal Supreme Court (Stf) to entrust Judge André Mendonça with the investigation of the film "Dark Horse," so... (ANSA)
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