Even you, Aldo?
The Minister of Sports gave his wife and son a ride on a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane during Carnival for a trip to Cuba. He was in Havana on an official mission and justified his family's trip as an invitation from the Cuban government. However, their names do not appear on the official list of the delegation. In civil aviation, the price for two people for the route traveled can reach R$ 5,5.
247 - The Minister of Sports, Aldo Rebelo, also gave a ride on a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane during Carnival to his wife, son, and advisors. He was in Havana, Cuba, on an official mission, and justified his family's trip as an invitation from the Cuban government. However, their names do not appear on the official list of the delegation. According to a quote from Folha de S.Paulo, the price for two people, for a round trip between Brasília and Havana on civil aviation, can reach R$ 5.500.
Besides Aldo, three other politicians used the official jets for personal errands. The Speaker of the House, Henrique Eduardo Alves (PMDB-RN), was the first to be caught giving relatives a ride to watch a Brazil game. The President of the Senate, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), took his wife to the wedding party of another senator's daughter in Porto Seguro.
In the first half of this year, the champion of trips on FAB (Brazilian Air Force) flights was the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, who took off 110 times, mostly from or to São Paulo, where he has a permanent residence.
In the ranking of those who fly most frequently for the FAB, the ministers of Development, Fernando Pimentel (101), Justice, José Eduardo Cardozo (91), and Sport, Aldo Rebelo (81) also appear. The ministers claim to comply with the rules of Presidential Decree 4.244, which regulates transportation by the FAB, and attribute the frequent flights to their extensive list of duties throughout the country.
In recent days, at least three allegations of irregularities in the use of FAB (Brazilian Air Force) flights have been published in the press, involving the presidents of the Senate, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), and the Chamber of Deputies, Henrique Eduardo Alves (PMDB-RN), and the Minister of Social Security, Garibaldi Alves Filho. The minister traveled to Rio de Janeiro on a Brazilian Air Force plane to attend the final game of the Confederations Cup on June 30th.
The case of Congressman Henrique Alves, who also traveled on a Brazilian Air Force plane to attend the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, is being investigated by the Federal Prosecutor's Office in the Federal District. Senator Renan Calheiros traveled to Trancoso, Bahia, earlier this month to attend the wedding of a daughter of the government leader in the Senate, Eduardo Braga (PMDB-AM). In total, the three returned R$ 44.245,29.