Brazilian police investigate £23,300 of 'suspicious' cash transfers into bank account of President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son a day after Supreme Court pause probe on his driver Senator-elect Flavio Bolsonaro had 48 deposits of 2,000 each put into account Origin of money is unclear but were made at Rio's state legislative assembly Comes after Brazil's supreme court temporarily suspended probe into his driver
By Dianne Apen-sadler For Mailonline
Published: 16:26 GMT, 19 January 2019 | Updated: 22:50 GMT, 19 January 2019
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Brazilian police are investigating £23,300 of 'suspicious' cash transfers into the bank account of President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son a day after the Supreme Court paused a probe on his driver.
Between June and July 2017, 48 deposits of 2,000 reais each were deposited into the bank account of Senator-elect Flavio Bolsonaro, reports Jornal Nacional, Brazil's most respected newscast.
That totals to 96,000 reais, or about $30,000 (£23,300) at the average exchange rate of that year.
The origin of the money was unclear, but the fact that they were all of the same amount and made at a bank at Rio's
