Politics · Brazil · 1 hr ago
Rio prosecutors reject request to reopen Flávio Bolsonaro case
Rio de Janeiro prosecutors rejected a request to reopen an investigation into Flávio Bolsonaro over alleged salary kickbacks.
The request came from federal deputy Rui Falcão, who said information about Bolsonaro renting a bank safe was new evidence.
The safe was reportedly accessed on November 26, 2012, a day before Bolsonaro bought two properties in Rio with cash.
Prosecutors said the rental contract does not show that the cash came from the safe or establish who owned any items stored there.
Bolsonaro was accused in 2020 of leading a group that collected part of former employees’ salaries while he was in Rio’s state legislature.
The investigation was closed after Brazil’s Supreme Court and Superior Court of Justice annulled the evidence in 2021.
Prosecutors’ rejection means the case will not be reopened on this request.
Rio de Janeiro prosecutors rejected a request to reopen an investigation into suspected salary kickbacks involving Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
The request was made by federal deputy Rui Falcão, who cited information about a bank safe held by Bolsonaro as new evidence.
Prosecutors said the safe’s rental contract did not show that cash used to buy two Rio de Janeiro properties came from the safe.
Bolsonaro was accused in 2020 of leading a criminal organization that collected part of former employees’ salaries for his benefit.
The investigation was closed after Brazil’s Supreme Court and Superior Court of Justice annulled evidence in 2021.
- Who
- Rio de Janeiro prosecutors rejected a request by federal deputy Rui Falcão to reopen an investigation involving Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
- What
- Prosecutors rejected the request to reopen the suspected salary-kickback case.
- When
- The request was submitted in September. The prosecutors’ decision was reported on November 15, 2026.
- Where
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Why
- Falcão cited information about Bolsonaro’s bank safe as new evidence. Prosecutors said there was no proof that the cash used to buy two properties came from the safe.
Rui Falcão
Rio de Janeiro prosecutors
Basis for reopening
Rui Falcão
Falcão cited information about Bolsonaro’s bank safe as a new fact supporting reopening the investigation.
Rio de Janeiro prosecutors
The safe’s rental contract was insufficient grounds to reopen the case.
Cash used in property purchases
Rui Falcão
The request pointed to Bolsonaro’s access to the safe one day before two properties were bought with cash.
Rio de Janeiro prosecutors
Prosecutors said there was no verifiable evidence that the cash came from the safe.
Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly accessed a bank safe one day before buying two Rio de Janeiro properties with cash.
Rio de Janeiro’s attorney general’s office charged Bolsonaro with leading a criminal organization accused of collecting part of former employees’ salaries.
Brazil’s Supreme Court and Superior Court of Justice annulled evidence collected in the investigation, which was then closed.
ICL Notícias revealed the information about the bank safe.
Rui Falcão submitted a request to reopen the investigation, citing the safe information as new evidence.
Folha reported that Rio de Janeiro prosecutors had rejected the request.
- Requesting deputy
- Rui Falcão (PT-SP)
- Subject of investigation
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ)
- Safe access
- November 26, 2012
- Property purchases
- Two properties in Rio de Janeiro, bought with cash
- Request submitted
- September
What people are saying
the mere existence of a bank safe rental contract does not allow any conclusion about the nature, origin, ownership or legality of any items that may have been stored in it
to claim that cash used in a particular real estate transaction was taken from that safe is a purely speculative construction, devoid of a minimally verifiable empirical basis