Flávio Bolsonaro aide negotiated funds with Marielle case convict
Federal Police messages show senator's staffer discussed parliamentary amendment with militia member Robson Calixto.
KEY POINTS
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's staffer negotiated a R$ 199,000 amendment with convicted militia member Robson Calixto.
- Federal Police retrieved messages from Calixto's phone seized in the Marielle Franco murder probe.
- Staffer advised Calixto to pressure the senator directly for the funds' release.
- Payment to the Ifop institute, linked to the Brazão brothers, was confirmed on November 29, 2023.
- Operation Emendatio investigates diversion of parliamentary amendments in Rio de Janeiro.
A staffer for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro negotiated a parliamentary amendment with Robson Calixto, known as "Peixe," who was convicted by the Supreme Court for involvement in an armed criminal organization linked to the Brazão brothers. The Federal Police obtained the messages from Calixto's phone, seized in March 2024 during the Marielle Franco murder investigation.
The dialogues from October and November 2023 show Calixto pressing for the release of funds. In one message, the staffer, Maria de Fátima Bezerra Castro, advised Calixto to approach the senator directly to pressure for the amendment. Transparency Portal data confirms a payment of R$ 199,000 from Bolsonaro's amendment to the Ifop institute on November 29, 2023.
“Amiga, vê com o nosso senador se consegue nos ajudar”
The negotiation is under scrutiny in Operation Emendatio, launched in July to investigate suspected diversion of federal parliamentary amendments to civil society organizations in Rio de Janeiro. The operation authorized two preventive arrests, 21 search warrants, and a R$ 100 million asset freeze. Flávio Bolsonaro was not a target of the warrants, but the Federal Police are investigating the path of the funds sent to Ifop.
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