"Jewelry scandal destroys Bolsonaro's career, he's a thief," says Luís Costa Pinto.
The journalist stated that, in addition to suffering a "moral condemnation" in the jewelry case, the former president also committed the crime of embezzlement by receiving the goods from Saudi Arabia.
247 - The journalist Luís Costa Pinto, director of the Brasília branch of Brazil 247, stated that the Saudi Arabian jewelry scandal involving the Bolsonaro government (PL) It has the potential to "destroy the political career" of the former head of the Executive branch, who, according to the journalist, was a "thief."
"This jewelry scandal is ready and done to destroy Jair Bolsonaro's political career. Now there is a financial penalty from the Federal Revenue Service, and an absolutely moral condemnation, because the immorality of this character has been shown, who revealed himself – in addition to being an anti-democratic president who debased the methods of the Republic – to be a thief," opined Costa Pinto during his appearance on TV 247.
The journalist also stated that Bolsonaro committed the crime of embezzlement by receiving the jewels. The former occupant of the Planalto Palace is... investigated for possibly receiving the jewels as a bribe for selling the Landulpho Alves refinery. to acquire Mubadala for half the price – which represented savings of around R$ 10 billion.
"He agreed to negotiate the sale of a public asset with an autocratic Arab dictatorship and received gifts that, added together, are valued at R$ 30 million. This was for the direct transfer of public assets. And Bolsonaro committed embezzlement, because in his initial statement of defense he said 'I didn't ask for anything,' but the crime of embezzlement isn't just for public officials who solicit benefits because of their position; it's for anyone who witnesses the commission of a crime and gains financial advantage from it, and that's what happened," he concluded.