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Flávio Bolsonaro to Repay Senate for R$13.6k Flights Used on Pre-Campaign Trip

The senator cites a staff error, pledging to repay the publicly funded travel.

Overview

  • Public Senate records show four BrasíliaSão Paulo tickets issued on December 11–12 for Flávio Bolsonaro and aide Fernando Nascimento Pessoa under the cota parlamentar.
  • The reimbursement claim totals about R$13,687 for the trip tied to the senator’s outreach to financial-sector figures in São Paulo.
  • Receipts indicate R$6,516.77 was sought for the senator’s flights and roughly R$7.1 thousand for Pessoa’s round trip, with a lost return segment prompting a reissued ticket.
  • The agenda included a UBS-hosted lunch with business leaders such as Flávio Rocha and Richard Gerdau, part of efforts to court Faria Lima during the pre-candidacy phase.
  • The cota parlamentar is restricted to mandate-related expenses, and no new formal investigation was reported, though Pessoa’s prior ‘rachadinha’ probe and shared company Bravo Grafeno add scrutiny.