Bolsonaro Ally Implicated in Fraud Tied to Jailed Chinese Billionaire
Paulo Figueiredo, a Brazilian right-wing influencer, and Eduardo Bolsonaro have been spearheading a campaign in the US to sanction Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, alleging censorship of conservative voices. This lobbying effort appears to have yielded results, including the revocation of US visas for Moraes and his allies, and eventually formal sanctions. However, Figueiredo’s influence is under scrutiny as a company of his is named in a bankruptcy case related to a fraud scheme. Figueiredo, who is also allegedly involved in the launch of the social network Gettr, views these actions as a way to strengthen the pro-Bolsonaro movement in Brazil.
John Q. Hosedrinker