Editorial from Globo: Flávio still hasn't explained himself.

247 - Like Folha, the newspaper O Globo also doesn't take seriously the explanations presented so far by Flávio Bolsonaro. "The senator justifies the size of the sums that passed through his account by saying he is a businessman and due to the real estate deal. He claims he can dispel suspicions about the flow of his bank account. He should, therefore, testify immediately to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Also because his request to benefit from the special jurisdiction of a senator is unlikely to succeed," says an editorial this Tuesday. Read below:

As time went on, the so-called Queiroz case, with many indications of being a "kickback" scheme, typical of the lower ranks of parliament, grew and, as expected, reached the head of the office where aides gave up part of their salaries, with the former military police officer being the one who collected the money.

And so, state deputy Flávio Bolsonaro, while preparing to exchange his office in the Rio de Janeiro State Assembly (Alerj) for an office in the Senate, was surprised by the news, from "O Estado de S.Paulo," that Fabrício Queiroz, his advisor, and several others from more than 20 Alerj deputies had fallen into the net of the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (Coaf) for carrying out atypical banking operations. Coaf reports are part of the investigations conducted by Operation Furna da Onça, by the Federal Police and the state Public Prosecutor's Office, regarding corruption in the Assembly.

The story has continued to gain importance, to the point of becoming a real threat to the image of the government of Flávio's father, elected by voters tired of the corruption of the PT and its allies, and by those hoping for a firm fight against corruption made by Jair Bolsonaro. This includes his promise not to condone crimes committed by those close to him.

Nothing has emerged against the president so far. But the R$ 1,2 million that passed through Fabrício's account in two years transformed, as revealed by O GLOBO, into R$ 7 million in three years, which gave a new dimension to the matter. And, on Friday, "Jornal Nacional" revealed that COAF also detected 48 deposits in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro, of R$ 2 each, totaling R$ 96. This fragmentation is usually a typical maneuver to attempt concealment.

The senator-elect gave an interview to "RedeTV!", broadcast on Sunday, in which he explained that the scattered deposits were due to the fact that the ATM where they were made, in the Alerj itself, sets a limit per transaction. He also stated that the money came from the sale of an apartment, from which he received R$ 100 in cash. Former athlete Fábio Guerra confirmed yesterday that the deal was closed with Flávio.

More explanations are needed. For example, regarding discrepancies in dates between the property deed and the deposits into Flávio's account detected by COAF (Council for Financial Activities Control). And why they were made in 48 installments, when it would have been easier to use regular bank accounts.

The senator justifies the large sums of money that passed through his account by claiming to be a businessman and due to the aforementioned real estate deal. He assures that he can dispel suspicions about the flow of funds in his bank account. He should, therefore, testify immediately to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Also, his request to benefit from the special jurisdiction of a senator is unlikely to succeed.

Flávio Bolsonaro should be the first to not want this case to drag on and begin to politically weaken the government, on the eve of key negotiations in Congress to make the pension reform viable.