Brazilian police on Thursday arrested a former aide to Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son in a graft investigation threatening to undermine the president's pledge to crack down on corruption and ratchet up his battle with the judiciary.
SAO PAULO - Brazilian police on Thursday arrested a former aide to Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son in a graft investigation threatening to undermine the president’s pledge to crack down on corruption and ratchet up his battle with the judiciary.
Investigators sought Queiroz for questioning over more than 1.2 million reais in bank transactions in a suspected scheme to embezzle the salaries of phantom employees in the Rio state assembly. The senator has denied any wrongdoing and called the investigation a political attack on his family. The presidential press office and the president’s personal lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. However, two sources told Reuters that Bolsonaro had summoned ministers including Justice Minister Andre Mendonca, and the secretary-general of the presidency, Jorge Oliveira, to coordinate a response.
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