Weekly Report - 14 September 2023 (WR-23-37)

BRAZIL: Police agree plea bargain with Bolsonaro aide

BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE by Patrick de Courcy 14 September 2023 1419 views

Mauro Cid, the aide-de-camp of the right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), has been held in preventative detention since May for his alleged participation in a scheme to falsify vaccine records, but on 9 September the supreme court (STF) authorised his provisional release. He had reportedly agreed a plea bargain with the federal police (PF), which has been pursuing several investigations involving Bolsonaro’s inner circle.

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