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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — A judge at Brazil's Federal Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro, his son and lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, and 22 aides on suspicion of bribery and embezzlement of public funds allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Federal Police has called for an investigation based on the final report of the parliamentary commission investigating the government's handling of the pandemic.
"The parliamentary commission's investigation uncovered evidence of crimes against the public administration, in particular in contracts, fraud in tenders, inflated prices, embezzlement of public funds, signing contracts with shell companies for the provision of standard or fictitious services, as well as other crimes mentioned in the commission's report," said Judge Flavio Dino.
He ruled that federal police could launch an investigation and set an initial deadline of 60 days.
A parliamentary commission report published in October 2021 found that decisions taken by Bolsonaro and his aides had hampered the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and recommended that those responsible be held accountable.
On September 11, Brazil's Federal Supreme Court sentenced J. Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup d'état. –0–
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