Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro allegedly attempted to smuggle 3.2 million euros worth of jewelery into Brazil.
This is what is reported in an exclusive investigation by the Brazilian newspaper "O Estado de Sao Paulo" according to which the episode took place in October 2021 and that the cargo, never declared, was seized by the authorities at the international airport of Guarulhos , in Sao Paulo.
The newspaper claims that these are jewels that the former president allegedly received as a gift from the Saudi authorities for his wife Michelle .
Among these "a necklace, a ring, a watch and a pair of diamond earrings".
The information regarding the seizure was confirmed by the Minister of Social Communications, Paulo Pimenta, who published the photos of the jewels on his Twitter profile.
«Bolsonaro tried to illegally wear a diamond necklace and earrings worth 16.5 million reais. The gifts were delivered to Saudi Arabia at the end of 2021. Petrobras had just sold a refinery for $1.8 billion to a Saudi group,” the minister wrote.
The agents allegedly found the jewels in the backpack of one of the soldiers who was returning to Brazil, and verified that none of the objects had been previously declared when passing through customs, as required by law.
(Unioneonline/lf)
