TSE investigates Bolsonaro interpreter, says portal

The Electoral Corregidor General, Benedito Gonçalves, of the Superior Electoral Court, opened an investigation last Friday (1) against a sign language interpreter who participated in a live with former president Jair Bolsonaro, according to the news portal. G1.

The investigation takes place at the request of the PDT and determines whether Bolsonaro committed abuse of political power by performing a live in 2022 during the election campaign. The party questions the use of public goods and services funded by the previous government in carrying out lives with an alleged electoral nature.

The interpreter participated in the live voluntarily, according to the PL told the G1. The TSE claims that in this case the interpreter should have registered her service as a campaign donation. Justice must now investigate whether this was registered.

Former deputy and lawyer Janaína Paschoal criticized the investigation on her Twitter account (today called X). “Guys, for the love of God, it makes no sense to expose this lady, it’s even cruel. This investigation will harm a woman who does essential work. May political clashes remain for politicians. The left that applauds is deluded,” he wrote. she.

Minister Benedito Gonçalves was one of the ministers who voted for Bolsonaro’s ineligibility in the process that condemned the former president for abuse of political power and for misuse of the media due to a meeting with foreign diplomats, held on July 18 from 2022.

The minister also reported the removal of Deltan Dallagnol’s deputy mandate. But Benedito Gonçalves has already been the target of Operation Lava Jato on suspicion of connection with one of the contractors arrested by the task force coordinated by the parliamentarian when he was acting as a public prosecutor.