Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro under investigation over alleged corruption
Police say 61 million reais in donations financed a film about Jair Bolsonaro, deepening scrutiny of the right-wing candidate’s campaign finances.
- 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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The presidential candidate is being investigated for funding a film about his father. The donor has been in custody since November for billion-dollar financial fraud.
Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before elections
SAO PAULO (AP): Brazilian presidential candidate Senator 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 several documents late Thursday that show Bolsonaro, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s primary opponent, is under investigation for receiving U…
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's campaign came up against the announcement of an investigation into corruption and money laundering against the Conservative candidate.
Brazilian candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign was shaken this Friday by the revelation that the police are investigating him on suspicion of corruption and money laundering, a few weeks after the presidential elections.
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