The case worth at least R $ 400,000 was handed over to the state bank, following the determination of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU)
BRASÍLIA – The lawyer Paulo Amador da Cunha Bueno delivered this Friday 24, the second set of jewels illegally received by former president Jair Bolsonaro. The case includes a watch with a leather strap, a pair of cufflinks, a rose gold pen, a ring and a rose gold masbaha (a kind of Islamic rosary), all from the Swiss brand. Chopard. The shop’s website sells similar pieces that fetch at least R$400,000.
Bueno brought the set to a branch of Caixa, located in Asa Sul, in the central region of Brasilia, following the determination of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU). The jewel box entered the country with the entourage of the Bolsonaro government in October 2021, without being declared to the Federal Revenue Agency.
As shown the StadiumPresident Jair Bolsonaro personally received the second package of jewelry from Saudi Arabia arrived in Brazil by the delegation of the then Minister of Mines and Energy (MME), Bento Albuquerque.
To the StadiumArmy lieutenant colonel Mauro Cid, aide-de-camp and “handyman” to the former president, said the case was with Bolsonaro, in his “private collection”. The entry of parts into Brazil without declaring them to the Revenue Agency and the appropriation by the president are irregular. The understanding of the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) is that former presidents can only keep souvenirs of a “very personal nature” such as clothes and perfumes.
OR Stadium had access to official documents proving that the package was delivered to the Palácio da Alvorada, the official residence of the Presidents of the Republic. The receipt indicating that Bolsonaro received the diamond jewelry was signed by employee Rodrigo Carlos do Santos at 3:50 pm on November 29, 2022. It was seen by Bolsonaro. The answer: “yes”.
Bolsonaro requested the jewels a month before the end of his mandate and left Brazil for the United States, where he has taken refuge since December 30, when he lost the election to his rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Previously, the jewels remained for more than a year in the vaults of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. They arrived in Brazil brought by then Minister Bento Albuquerque in October 2021. He did not declare the ticket to the case, which is a criminal offense by law.
On the same flight was the minister’s adviser with another Chopard briefcase, containing a necklace, a pair of earrings, a watch and a ring valued at 3 million euros (R$16.5 million). However, these last pieces were seized by the Revenue Agency when the minister’s adviser also tried to enter the country illegally with them, as revealed by Estadão.
Source: Terra
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