The Federal Police executed 49 search and seizure warrants authorized by Minister Flávio Dino of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to investigate whether public money from parliamentary amendments indicated by Deputy Mario Frias (PL-SP) was diverted to finance the film "Dark horse," a biopic of Jair Bolsonaro. The operation took place yesterday and aims to clarify alleged illegalities in the use of the funds.
According to investigators, R$ 750 thousand, almost half of the amount allocated by the congressman for a project focused on children's "digital literacy," may have been used to finance part of the film production. The police are seeking evidence that public funds were redirected to the film's coffers.
The PF's action puts pressure on Flavio Bolsonaro's candidacy (PL), who had been celebrating a reaction in the electoral polls. The senator has always publicly emphasized that the film "Dark horse" was financed exclusively with private money.
Flavio Bolsonaro's optimism was reinforced in recent days by the evolution of the crisis at the STF and by the association made by part of the electorate between the PT candidate and Alexandre de Moraes, a central figure in the moment of institutional instability.
