Former PRF chief wearing an ankle bracelet will have a salary of R$18,000 as secretary

The former director general of the Federal Road Police (PRF), Silvinei Vasques, who ran the company during the government of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), is now secretary of Economic Development and Innovation of São José (SC), municipality of 270 inhabitants. thousand inhabitants near Florianópolis. The city is commanded by Bolsonaro’s mayor Orvino Coelho de Ávila (PSD), re-elected in 2024.

Silvinei’s appointment as municipal secretary was published on Monday 6th in the Official Gazette of São José. On social media, the mayor said it was an “honor” to have the former PRF director in the city administration.

As secretary, Silvinei Vasques will receive R$18,400 per month. According to the transparency portal, the value corresponds to the gross salary for the position.

The Secretariat for Economic Development and Innovation is responsible for stimulating the city’s economic growth and diversification. Silvinei has a degree in economics, but has no professional experience in the subject. This is his second assignment at the municipality of São José. He was municipal secretary of Public Safety and Transportation between 2007 and 2008.

Silvinei Vasques is under investigation on suspicion of having exploited his position to favor Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections. In addition to asking for votes for the former president, he allegedly instructed the FRF to hinder the circulation of voters in the Northeast, the president’s electoral stronghold. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

The former PRF director has been wearing an electronic ankle bracelet since August. Before that, he had spent a year in pre-trial detention during the investigation.

Source: Terra

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