Jewelry, which was a gift from the government of Saudi Arabia to Bolsonaro and the then first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, are seized at the Federal Revenue Service.| Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil

The Federal Police confirmed, on the night of this Monday (6), the opening of an inquiry to determine the entry into Brazil of the package with diamond jewelry given as a gift to former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, in 2021, by the government of Saudi Arabia. The package is detained at the Internal Revenue Service at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport.

The investigation was requested earlier by Minister Flávio Dino, of Justice, and will be conducted in secret of justice by the Specialized Police Station for Combating Treasury Crimes of the São Paulo superintendence. The assessment has an initial period of 30 days, which can be extended for completion.

In addition to the corporation, the Federal Revenue also instituted a procedure to investigate the entry of another package with jewels in Brazil, which would not have passed inspection.