Posted on 10/15/2020 1:49:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BRASILIA - Brazilian Senator Chico Rodrigues was caught in a police raid with money hidden between his buttcheeks on Wednesday, a judicial source briefed on the matter told Reuters, amid an investigation into the misuse of COVID-19 response funding.
In the senate, Rodrigues represents the state of Roraima and has also been chosen as deputy leader for the agenda of the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro, who won the presidency campaigning heavily on ending the corruption of previous governments.
Rodrigues confirmed in a statement that his house was raided, without giving details. He denied wrongdoing and said he had been clean throughout his 30 years in politics.
His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the cash allegedly found down his pants, an incident that was widely reported in major Brazilian newspapers, citing unnamed sources.
On Thursday, Bolsonaro said the police raid was evidence that his government was fighting graft.
“There is no corruption in my government and we fight corruption, whoever it is,” he told supporters outside his official residence.
Bolsonaro’s anti-graft credentials have faltered since the presidential campaign. His former justice minister Sergio Moro, an immensely popular ex-judge who was known for his tough stance on corruption, resigned earlier this year, alleging Bolsonaro had sought to interfere in a police investigation for personal gain, an allegation Bolsonaro denies.
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Wish our FBI had such a crack staff...
Isn’t this why bitcoin was invented?
On second thought, just go ahead and keep the money.
“senator hiding cash between his buttcheeks”
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Now we know why our politicians voices sound so muffled - here I thought it was the masks!
Talk about filthy lucre!
CHEEK-o, huh?
Walk around money?
That’s what you call “dirty money”
Maybe it was for his kids?
“You guys think I can just pull money out of my ass for you? Well, let’s see! By golly, I can. Here....buy some gum.”
Filthy Lucre.
Definitely Dang!
Another corrupt, rich-ass politician.
Ah yes, the old prison wallet.
That brown smear ain’t from a counterfeit detector pen.
He wasn’t actually full of crap?
Up until now I used to love the smell of money.
Don’t he have a freezer?
I remember it always being said that paper money was the most contaminated thing you could handle.
After hearing tell from men who went to strip clubs, and where the money was placed, I can believe it.
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