The police officer who confiscated Michelle Bolsonaro's jewelry at the airport is now a TV star.
The officer responsible for safeguarding the jewelry brought for Michelle Bolsonaro at customs is already a familiar face on TV.
247 - The officer responsible for safeguarding the jewelry brought to Michelle Bolsonaro at customs has already starred in a Discovery Channel program. Mario de Marco Rodrigues de Souza, known as De Marco, is an auditor for the Federal Revenue Service and his work routine was featured in an episode of Airport - Restricted Area.
report The news portal Notícias da TV reports that, in the program, viewers get a behind-the-scenes look at operations at São Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos, the largest airport in Latin America.
De Marco is a deputy and substitute customs officer. The auditor appears in different seasons of the show. In a batch of episodes broadcast in 2022, he intercepts a passenger trying to enter the country with boxes of toys and cell phones, which would later be sold.
The auditor drew media attention after becoming involved in the case of Michelle Bolsonaro's jewelry. In 2021, an advisor to Bento Albuquerque, former Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil, entered the country with a set of jewels—a necklace, ring, watch, and a pair of diamond earrings, valued at R$ 16,5 million.
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