Brazil’s former president, Jáich Bolsonaro, seems to be in trouble. Specifically, Bolsonaro is allegedly involved in a case of illegal sale of jewelry and luxury gifts, given to the government, with a total value of 1.2 million dollars. The investigation by the Federal Police of Brazil proposes to prosecute the former president for money laundering and embezzlement. Bolsonaro as the country’s president received various gifts. He sold these gifts and got rich illegally through the money he received. The money was not legal, since it had not been deposited in a bank. So it is black money. As the BBC notes, the case centers on allegations that Bolsonaro tried to illegally import and keep expensive jewelry given to him and his wife by Saudi Arabia in 2019. Among them were Rolex and Patek Phillipe watches and Chopard diamond jewelry, each worth tens of thousands of dollars. All this was detected at customs when his associate tried to […]
Source: News Beast
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