Bolsonaro threatens journalist after questioning his wife

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Sunday August 23 to physically attack a journalist who questioned him about checks for $ 22,000 his wife allegedly received from a senator in the heart of a case of alleged embezzlement of salaries .

«I want to shut your mouth with my fistsReplied the far-right president to a question asked by a journalist from O Globo about press reports on Michelle Bolsonaro and a former adviser to her son Flavio. Jair Bolsonaro, who was speaking on the sidelines of a visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia, was subsequently revived by the journalists present on the spot on this threat but left without commenting further.

21 checks of 72,000 reals would have been intended for Michelle Bolsonaro

The words of the Head of State, known for his outspokenness and his controversial statements, were immediately denounced by the editorial staff ofOr Balloon who in a statement emphasizes that the journalist was only doing his job. “Such intimidation shows that Jair Bolsonaro does not respect the duty of any public servant, whatever his position, to be accountable to the population», Writes the daily.

The question asked by the journalist referred to the revelations of the magazine Crusoé which affirmed this month that Fabricio Queiroz, a retired police officer, friend of Jair Bolsonaro and former adviser of Flavio Bolsonaro, would have deposited 21 checks of 72,000 reals (approximately $ 22,000 at 2016 exchange rate) to Michelle Bolsonaro between 2011 and 2016.

Fabricio Queiroz, as well as Flavio Bolsonaro, are under investigation for alleged embezzlement of salaries of officials in the cabinet of the president’s son during his tenure as regional deputy in Rio de Janeiro. The first lady did not comment on the information published by Crusoe.

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