Federal prosecutors will investigate leaks from the Federal Police that favored Bolsonaro in 2018.
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation to look into Paulo Marinho's revelation that the Federal Police leaked information to Flávio Bolsonaro about the operation at the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (Alerj), which was later postponed to favor Jair Bolsonaro's election.
Do Conjur - A interview The statement by businessman Paulo Marinho to Folha de S.Paulo, in which he claims that a Federal Police delegate warned Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Republicanos-RJ) about an operation against the son of the President of the Republic, had its first legal development this Monday (May 18).
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has decided to initiate a criminal investigation to look into alleged leaks from the Federal Police during an operation carried out in 2018. The Prosecutor's Office also requested that the Federal Court reopen the police investigation into suspicions of privileged information leaks.
Federal prosecutor Eduardo Benones claims that "there is news of new evidence that demands investigative activity." He refers to an interview in which the president's former ally and alternate senator for Flávio Bolsonaro says that the then-state deputy for Rio de Janeiro had prior knowledge of an operation investigating atypical transactions in Fabrício Queiroz's accounts and the practice of "rachadinha" (a scheme involving the misappropriation of public funds).
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office will hear from businessman Paulo Marinho and will provide for his security before and after the hearing.
In addition to the investigation requested by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, Congressman Marcelo Calero (Cidadania-RJ) sent an official letter to the Supreme Federal Court requesting urgent measures to investigate the case.