Fux appealed to Flávio Bolsonaro's jurisdiction to suspend the Queiroz case.
"Luiz Fux understood that, since Flavio Bolsonaro is a senator-elect, which means he will have jurisdiction in the Supreme Court starting in February after taking office, it would be better to wait for the Supreme Court to decide the appropriate jurisdiction for the continuation of the investigation that is currently with the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor's Office," reports the legal portal Jota; Flavio Bolsonaro's defense also requests that the case remain in the Supreme Court and that the evidence in the case be declared illegal.
247 - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux invoked the privileged jurisdiction of Senator-elect Flávio Bolsonaro to suspend investigations into the financial transactions of Fabrício Queiroz, who was an advisor and driver for the son of President Jair Bolsonaro, according to information from the website. legal website Jota.
"Luiz Fux understood that, since Flavio Bolsonaro is a senator-elect, which means he will have jurisdiction in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) starting in February after taking office, it would be better to wait for the STF to decide on the appropriate jurisdiction for the continuation of the investigation that is currently with the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro," reports Jota. In making the decision, Fux granted a request from Flavio Bolsonaro.
Jota also reports that, in addition to requesting the suspension of the investigations, Flávio Bolsonaro's defense is pursuing other measures that will now be addressed by Minister Marco Aurélio de Mello, also of the Supreme Court. "The first is that the case remain in the Supreme Court. The second is that the illegality of the evidence that supported the investigative procedure in the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor's Office be declared."