Jair Renan Bolsonaro, the youngest son of former Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, is suspected together with a friend (and shooting instructor, Maciel Alves) of fraudulent misrepresentation, use of false documents, and money laundering in connection with an application for a bank loan, the Federal District Civil Police (PCDF) said in a statement Thursday. No further details were released, given the case s seal of secrecy.
Shocking surveillance footage showed the moment off-duty Federal District Civil Police agent Rodrigo Rodrigues assaulted a woman and then slapped a police chief before shooting her.
According to the Brazilian Association for Investigative Journalism (Abraji) and the Federal District Journalists’ Union (SJPDF), at least 16 journalists were attacked or harassed at the capital on January 8, and at least 24 others have been targeted in the aftermath of the riots.
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday staged a demonstration throughout Brasilia during which the National Congress, the Planalto Palace, and the Supreme Court (STF) building were stormed. At least 260 were arrested, Agencia Brasil reported.
Brazilian police are searching for Alan dos Santos, who is suspected of building a bomb that was found on an oil truck near Brasilia International Airport on Saturday.