Leaked WhatsApp audio recordings and accompanying text messages published by Intercept Brasil show Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a leading right-wing presidential pre-candidate, negotiating money with jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro, the owner of Banco Master. The materials, released on May 13, describe requests totaling about $24 million and cite an equivalent value of roughly R$134 million, with some reporting putting the figure at $26.8 million. The documents and messages also describe money already moved earlier, including a reported R$61 million transferred as part of the negotiations. The leaked communications reportedly link the payments to “Dark Horse,” a film described as being about Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio’s father. The Guardian reports that Flávio Bolsonaro later acknowledged the recordings. Across the accounts, the central allegation is that Flávio Bolsonaro sought funds from a banker who is in custody amid corruption accusations, raising concerns about the impact on his political standing ahead of Brazil’s October election. The reports rely on the published leak and related documents.
Leaked messages show Flávio Bolsonaro seeking about $24–27 million for film on Jair Bolsonaro
Leaked WhatsApp audio recordings and accompanying text messages published by Intercept Brasil show Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a leading right-wing presidential pre-candidate, negotiating money with jai...
- Intercept Brasil publishes leaked WhatsApp audio and text messages involving Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro.
- The communications describe Bolsonaro asking for roughly $24 million (about R$134 million), with one outlet citing $26.8 million.
- The requests are reportedly tied to funding a film about Jair Bolsonaro, described as “Dark Horse.”
- Documents in the reports say some funds had already been transferred earlier, including a reported R$61 million.
- Flávio Bolsonaro acknowledges the recordings, according to The Guardian.
Key Facts —The number: Intercept Brasil published audio and messages on May 13 showing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro negotiated a total of $24 million ($134 million reais at the time) with jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro for the Dark Horse film about his father. —The transfers: Documents show $10.6 million (R$61 million) was already moved between February […] The post Flávio Bolsonaro Asked Jailed Banker Vorcaro for R$134 Million appeared first on The Rio Times.
3 months agoRevelation seen as serious blow to candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopefulFlávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful, has been caught on tape asking a banker accused of corruption for $26.8m (£20m) to fund a film about his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro.The leaked voice memos and text messages were published on Wednesday by the Intercept Brasil, and later acknowledged by Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right senator who is tied in polls with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of October’s election. Continue reading...
3 months agoKey Facts —The disclosure: The Intercept Brasil published on May 13 a leaked WhatsApp audio recording and document set showing Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and the leading right-wing presidential pre-candidate, negotiated $24 million (R$134 million at exchange rates at the time) with jailed Banco Master owner Daniel […] The post Flávio Bolsonaro Asked Jailed Banker for $24 Million to Fund Movie appeared first on The Rio Times.
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