DF police execute search and seizure warrant against Jair Renan Bolsonaro

The ongoing operation aims to investigate a money laundering scheme. Authorities are currently executing five search and seizure warrants, as well as two arrest warrants in Brasília and Balneário Camboriú, located in Santa Catarina.

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Jair Renan Bolsonaro - Photo Reproduction/Pablo Jacob

On the morning of this Thursday (24), Jair Renan, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, became the target of two search and seizure warrants in an operation conducted by the Civil Police of the Federal District. The aforementioned operation aims to dismantle a group under suspicion of involvement in crimes of embezzlement, forgery of documents, tax evasion and money laundering. The warrants relating to Jair Renan are being executed both in his apartment located in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, and in a building located in the prime area of ​​Brasília, in the Southwest.

Warrants

No total, the agents are running five search and seizure warrants and two arrest warrants. Targets include Jair Renan, Maciel Carvalho (Jair Renan's friend and shooting instructor), as well as a third person not yet identified. Maciel Carvalho, 41 years old, one of the individuals targeted by an arrest warrant, is considered to be the alleged mastermind of the scheme. Maciel had his arrest decreed and is on the run, he is also wanted for the crime of homicide in Planaltina/DF and was the target of two operations by the Civil Police of the Federal District (PCDF) this year, called "Operation Succedere" and "False Coach" . It is worth mentioning that Maciel was the shooting instructor of Jair Renan, son of President Bolsonaro, and had already been arrested in January of this year.

Criminal group

The group operated through an intermediary and fictitious companies that were associated with the person targeted by the operation. An investigation revealed that the group used the false identity in the name of Antônio Amâncio Alves Mandarrari to open bank accounts and also as the owner of companies that served as "oranges".

The suspects contained falsified billing records and other documents relating to the companies under investigation, using information from accountants without proper consent. The investigation is being conducted by the Police Station for the Repression of Crimes against the Tax Order (DOT), which is linked to the Civil Police Department for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime (Decor).