In a video, Bento Albuquerque confirms that the seized jewelry was intended for Michelle.

247 - Images from October 26, 2021, at customs at Guarulhos Airport (São Paulo) showed tax auditors searching Marcos André dos Santos Soeiro, then an advisor to the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque. The minister confirmed that the jewelry was destined for Michelle Bolsonaro. According to Brazilian law, gifts are considered state property, not personal belongings. "All of this will go to the First Lady," Albuquerque said, according to reports published by Globo.

Soeira, who was returning from Saudi Arabia, attempted to enter Brazil with undeclared jewelry. The Saudi Arabian government gave the jewelry to Brazil, where, according to the law, gifts are considered property of the Brazilian state and not personal belongings. 

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Bolsonaro admitted to keeping one of the two packages of jewelry and received items valued at around R$400 thousandThe other package, which was allegedly destined for his wife, contained jewelry estimated to be worth around R$ 16,5 million.

Former head of the Federal Revenue Service Julio Cesar Vieira Gomes pressured public officials to release the jewels. detained at customs in Guarulhos (SP). The former leader used text messaging sent via apps like WhatsApp, recorded audio messages, made phone calls, and forwarded emails about the subject.