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Weekly Report - 24 August 2023 (WR-23-34)
BRAZIL: Multiple investigations piling pressure on Bolsonaro
Three separate scandals which could potentially incriminate former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) or his inner circle gained a head of steam between 17 and 22 August: an alleged plot by Bolsonaro to hire a hacker to tamper with the electronic voting system ahead of the 2022 elections; the long-running corruption probe into improperly declared gifts from the government of Saudi Arabia; and a probe into a group of right-wing businessmen with ties to Bolsonaro who allegedly discussed anti-democratic actions.
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