The Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region (TRF2), in Rio de Janeiro, condemned former director general of the Federal Highway Police (PRF), Silvinei Vasques. For using the position to campaign for former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the 2022 elections. He will have to pay a fine of $ 546,631.92.
Silvinei had been acquitted in the first instance. Unanimously, the 8th class of TRF2 reformed the decision, following a request from the Federal Prosecutor.
The Rio Attorney’s Office has gathered interviews, publications on social networks and records of official events to the file to prove the attempt to favor Bolsonaro’s candidacy.
At one of the events, at PRF headquarters in Brasilia, six days from the election, the former director of the corporation gave Flamengo shirt with number 22-the same as the PL legend-then Justice Minister Anderson Torres. Silvinei also used personal profiles to ask for votes for the former president.
