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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Bolsonaro aide tells police he sold luxury watches for ex-president – report

A seated Lt Col Mauro Cid clasps the hand of Flavio Bolsonaro who is leaning over his shoulder to speak with him
Lt Col Mauro Cid, former aide-de-camp to Jair Bolsonaro, greets Bolsonaro’s senator son Flavio during congressional testimony into the alleged coup against Lula da Silva’s government in January. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images

Jair Bolsonaro’s former personal secretary has reportedly told police he handed tens of thousands of dollars to his old boss after selling two luxury watches that Brazil’s ex-president had received as official gifts.

Lt Col Mauro Cid, who was Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp during his 2019-23 presidency, was released from four months’ detention on Saturday after striking a plea deal with police.

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