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Senator Chico Rodrigues (DEM-RR), caught with money in his underwear and between his buttocks in a search and seizure operation on Wednesday (14), declared to the Electoral Justice that he had more than a quarter of his assets in good shape. of money in kind.
In 2018, when he disputed the Senate elections, the former deputy director of the Bolsonaro government claimed to have R $ 525 thousand in cash in his possession, which represented 26% of his R $ 1.99 million of assets declared on time. In 2016, Rodrigues said he owned almost a third of the assets in the form of cash resources. There was R $ 710 thousand in a private safe, or 31% of its assets of R $ 2.2 million.
In 2010, Chico Rodrigues also said that he had R $ 1.9 million. The assets included R $ 305 thousand in “cash in a private safe”, which represented 16% of what the former lieutenant governor had.
The report sought out the senator through advisers and the cabinet, but received no response. Rodrigues left the position of representative of the Bolsonaro government in the Senate, after the announcement of Planalto Palace upon the removal of the senator, claimed to be innocent. “I have confidence in justice, and I say that soon everything will become clear and I will show that I have nothing to do.” [sic] with any illicit act of any kind “.
Politician saved money in savings
In the last elections, the politician also saved resources in savings, a traditional investment in Brazil. In 2018, R $ 4,578 was deposited in a savings account of Banco do Brasil. Other investments in DI funds and bank accounts totaled an additional R $ 75 thousand.
In 2014, it had R $ 57 thousand in banks, funds and investments. In 2010, R $ 80 thousand. In 2000 and 2001, almost half of the senator’s assets were in the financial system. They were R $ 442 thousand and R $ 453 thousand, respectively.
Property owner, senator declared loss of property
Chico Rodrigues owns houses and commercial premises in Brasilia and Boa Vista, farms, cars, trucks and land. But, considering inflation, the senator has told the Electoral Justice that he has lost assets in recent years.
In 1998, the politician claimed to have R $ 1.4 million in goods, in values corrected by the Comprehensive Consumer Price Index (IPCA), used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) to measure official inflation. Equity went up until 2010.
That year Chico Rodrigues said he had R $ 3.3 million in updated amounts. But in 2018, it claimed to have R $ 2.6 million. In other words, in eight years he lost more than a third of everything he owned, according to his own wealth declarations.
Suspicion involves funds against coronavirus
Chico Rodrigues is suspected of participating in a corruption scheme that involves resources to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The companies would be hired on the senator’s recommendation and with a premium, according to the Federal Police.
According to a PF report, during the search and seizure, US $ 6,000 (or R $ 33,750 in exchange for R $ 5,625) and another R $ 28,150 were seized at Rodrigues’ residence.
Part of these amounts – R $ 18,150 – was in the parliamentarian’s underwear. And, of that amount, R $ 15 thousand were stored in a place “close to his buttocks,” according to a report from the Federal Police delegate to the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court, Roberto Barroso, who today determined the removal of the senator from their functions in Congress. for 90 days.
