They demanded to investigate Jair Bolsonaro’s wife for alleged influence peddling

Opposition MP Marcelo Freixo This Friday he asked the public prosecutor to investigate a suspected influence peddling case that I could have incurred Michelle bolsonaro, wife of the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

Freixo, of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), justified this request in a report published this Friday by the magazine Crusoe, according to The first lady is said to have exerted her influence to ensure that companies of friends and far-right activists have access to subsidized loans from the Caixa Económica Federal.

The same time, the conservative Novo party has requested an explanation on this subject from the Ministry of the Economy, on which this public bank depends.

According to Crusoe, who obtained official documents on some of the cases, The credits were part of special plans the government adopted last year in an attempt to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized businesses..

“The office of the first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, asked the Caixa Económica Federal, operator of the government-subsidized aid scheme, to take care of a small group of companies.», Specifies the magazine.

Among the beneficiaries of these alleged maneuvers are the The first lady’s private hairdresser, her “favorite” florist, “the confectioner who provides her with desserts”, an event organizer which organizes family celebrations and some companies in the fashion industry who have her as a client.

In some documents obtained by Crusoe, which include emails, requests for acceleration of credits, addressed to the address of the bank, specifying that the matter had already been discussed by telephone “by Ms. Michelle and Mr. Pedro Guimaraes», President of la Caixa.

“It was such an unusual event that the bank’s own auditors discovered it in no time.”, When detecting this Crusoe qualify “VIP List“Candidate companies.

“First lady’s VIP list received VIP treatment from the bank“, Adds the magazine, according to which the orders were processed with a” strange “speed.

President Bolsonaro has remained silent on the matter, as has the first lady, which had already been peppered with other corruption issues in the past that are said to be some of the president’s three children from a previous marriage.

The most popular, still under investigation, refers to deposits detected in Michelle’s bank account amounting to R $ 89,000 (approximately $ 18,000) and made by a former family counselor accused of money laundering and other crimes who worked with current Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the president’s firstborn.

(With information from EFE)

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