Moraes meets PF and authorizes Bolsonaro and Michelle’s breach of secrecy – 08/17/2023 – Politics

Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Federal Supreme Court), authorized the breach of tax and banking secrecy of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and former First Lady Michelle.

The goal is to find out if the money from the sale of jewelry reached the former president. The measure was requested after last Friday’s (11th) operation, which targeted a scheme to divert and sell abroad goods given as gifts to the Presidency of the Republic on official missions — such as jewelry sets received from Saudi Arabia.

Moraes also authorized the request for international cooperation made by the PF to ask the United States to break the bank secrecy of those investigated, according to the UOL report.

UOL sought out Bolsonaro’s lawyer and advisor, Fabio Wajngarten, and is awaiting a decision.

Michelle’s lawyer, Daniel Bialski, said he would not comment on the decision.

The PF points out that the resources generated from the sale of goods were passed on to Bolsonaro in cash. Other indications of the former president’s participation are due to the fact that the jewels were taken abroad during presidential trips on FAB planes.

“The amounts obtained from these sales were converted into cash and entered into the personal assets of the former President of the Republic, through intermediary persons and without using the formal banking system, with the aim of concealing the origin, location and ownership of the amounts “, says excerpt from the manifestation of the PF to the STF.

After the PF operation, Bolsonaro’s defense stated last week: “President Jair Bolsonaro’s defense voluntarily, and without being prompted, petitioned the TCU —still in mid-March, pp—, requesting the deposit of the items in that Court, until the final decision on their treatment, which in fact was done”.