Public prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro have once again linked the family of Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro to members of the criminal organisation believed to be behind the murder of a prominent left-wing member of the city’s council. Mr Magalhães da Nóbrega is the alleged head of the city’s Office of Crime criminal organisation. Mr Magalhães da Nóbrega’s wife and mother were both employed in Flávio Bolsonaro’s office in the assembly. One of the men lives in the same gated community as Mr Bolsonaro, the president, in the west of Rio de Janeiro. Among the businesses accused of making payments to Mr Queiroz are pizzerias owned by Mr Magalhães da Nóbrega.

Source: The Irish Times December 20, 2019 16:41 UTC