Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before election
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula's top rival in next month's election, is under investigation for alleged corruption linked to financing a biopic about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, a key contender against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is currently under investigation for alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion, according to newly unsealed court documents. The probe centers around $12 million allegedly sourced from Daniel Vorcaro, the bankrupt former banker of Banco Master, to finance a biopic about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
The funds allegedly passed through a Vorcaro-linked entity to Eduardo Bolsonaro, the senator's brother and campaign adviser, who resides in Texas. Flavio Bolsonaro and his brother have both denied any wrongdoing. The investigation, initiated by Supreme Court Justice Andre Mendonca at the request of federal police, was revealed this week by Chief Justice Luiz Edson Fachin.
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