Brazil’s Bolsonaro questioned on gifts of jewelry and watches from Saudi Arabia while in office

By DIANE JEANTET
Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian federal police have questioned former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting to sneak in diamond jewelry reportedly worth $3 million and the sale of two luxury watches that he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office. A federal police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said that police also heard Bolsonaro’s wife Michelle, two lawyers and former aide Lt. Col. Mauro Cid, among others. Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing, but Thursday’s simultaneous hearings are just one of the many legal headaches Bolsonaro faces. The embattled far-right leader is also the target of several other investigations.