DF court makes Jair Renan a defendant for money laundering

The Federal District Court made defendants Jair Renan Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, and five other people accused of crimes of misrepresentation, use of false documents and money laundering. The decision of the 5th Criminal Court is due on Monday (25/3). Defendants will have 10 days to present their written defense after subpoena.

The complaint was presented by the Public Ministry of the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT) last week. The action stems from an investigation by the DF Civil Police, in which Jair Renan became the target of a search and seizure operation in August last year.

The investigation found that Bolsonaro’s son simulated a billing statement of R$4.6 million from RB Eventos e Mídia, with the aim of presenting collateral to obtain bank loans that reached R$291 thousand, between 2022 and 2023. Through this action, the Public Ministry accuses Jair Renan and his team of ideological falsehood and use of a false document.

The bank took legal action against Bolsonaro’s son because the loans were not paid. In a document obtained by MailSantander withdraws from an execution process, that is, payment of the debt, by the company RB Eventos e Mídia, and asks that the amount be charged only to Jair Renan.

Jair Renan’s partner, Maciel Alves, was also accused. The MP further stated that “in the period between November 2020 and July 2023”, the defendants “concealed or concealed the nature, origin, movement or ownership of assets, rights and values of criminal origin, arising, directly or indirectly, from committing crimes of ideological falsehood, embezzlement and falsification of public and private documents”.

The team would have created a person who does not exist, called Antônio Amâncio Alves Mandarrari, to hide amounts obtained illegally. Furthermore, this person “opened” companies to move money.

“In the second fraudulent loan, carried out on 03/08/2023, in the amount of R$250,669.65, still under the legal responsibility of the accused Jair Renan, almost R$60,000 was used to pay the person’s own credit card bill legal RB Eventos e Mídia [empresa de Jair Renan]. And, on 04/13/2023, a credit of R$ 18,700.00 was made to the ‘ghost’ company Mandarrari Clínica de Aesthetics”, explains the MP.

Maciel Alves’ defense, Pedrinho Villard, stated in a statement that he “believes in Maciel’s innocence and will prove it in the course of the proceedings.”

To the Mail, Renan’s lawyer, Admar Gonzaga, said that his client was the victim of a “coup mounted by a person, who only later became known to the police and the courts.” “Everything will be clarified during the process, in which the defense will be able to present evidence and grounds to fully clarify the blow applied against him”, added the lawyer.