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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is facing possible money laundering and other charges related to undeclared diamond jewellery gifted by Saudi Arabia, local media reported on Thursday.
![Federal police accused Bolsonaro, who led South America's largest country from 2019-2022, of money laundering, embezzlement and criminal association, Brazilian news outlet G1 reported.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86970605-0-image-a-31_1720184712468.jpg)
Federal police accused Bolsonaro, who led South America’s largest country from 2019-2022, of money laundering, embezzlement and criminal association, Brazilian news outlet G1 reported.
![The case stems from an undeclared set of diamond jewellery worth $3.2 million that was seized by customs inspectors in October 2021.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86970603-0-image-a-32_1720184722001.jpg)
The case stems from an undeclared set of diamond jewellery worth $3.2 million that was seized by customs inspectors in October 2021.
![The jewels were inside a satchel from Bolsonaro's Mining and Energy ministry entourage upon returning from a trip to the Middle East.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86974771-13604387-image-a-38_1720184913250.jpg)
The jewels were inside a satchel from Bolsonaro’s Mining and Energy ministry entourage upon returning from a trip to the Middle East.
![Bolsonaro has previously denied any criminal activity in the case. Eleven other people were facing charges alongside the far-right leader, including his attorney Fabio Wajngarten.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86974671-0-image-a-33_1720184736652.jpg)
Bolsonaro has previously denied any criminal activity in the case. Eleven other people were facing charges alongside the far-right leader, including his attorney Fabio Wajngarten.
![Wajngarten reacted on X, saying he had been accused of crimes 'for the bizarre reason of having complied with the law.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86974677-0-image-a-34_1720184750883.jpg)
Wajngarten reacted on X, saying he had been accused of crimes ‘for the bizarre reason of having complied with the law.’
![Bolsonaro's son, the Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, also slammed the accusations on X as 'open and brazen persecution' against his father.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86974709-0-image-a-35_1720184812619.jpg)
Bolsonaro’s son, the Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, also slammed the accusations on X as ‘open and brazen persecution’ against his father.
![Despite the moves by the federal police, Brazil's Attorney General Office has yet to issue any formal charges against Bolsonaro before the country's Federal Supreme Court.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86974717-0-image-a-36_1720184820181.jpg)
Despite the moves by the federal police, Brazil’s Attorney General Office has yet to issue any formal charges against Bolsonaro before the country’s Federal Supreme Court.
![The new accusations represent the latest legal woes for the far-right former leader, who is also under investigation for his role in the January 2023 Brazil Congress attack and faces possible charges for forging Covid-19 vaccination documents to travel.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/05/14/86974713-0-image-a-37_1720184829527.jpg)
The new accusations represent the latest legal woes for the far-right former leader, who is also under investigation for his role in the January 2023 Brazil Congress attack and faces possible charges for forging Covid-19 vaccination documents to travel.
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