President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to beat up a journalist who asked about a financial scandal that involves his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, and his son, Flavio Bolsonaro.
“I so want to pound your mouth with punches” Bolsonaro threatened O Globo’s reporter after he asked about alleged illegal payments his wife received from Flavio’s former advisor Fabricio Queiroz.
The reporter was part of a group that met Bolsonaro after his regular Sunday visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Brasilia. The president ignored protests from other journalists after the remarks and left without making further comments.
Bolsonaro’s reaction came after a study showed that Queiroz transferred US$22,000 to the First Lady’s account from 2011 to 2016.
The report published by Crusoe magazine also declared that Queiroz’s wife Marcia Aguiar deposited US$4,300 into Michelle Bolsonaro’s account.
O Globo denounced the attitude of the far-right president as it assured that its journalist “has every right to ask the question he thinks is pertinent. That is his job.”
Source: Telesur
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