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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Phillips in Brasília

Brazil inquiry into alleged Bolsonaro-era pilfering of official gifts widens

Jair Bolsonaro looks at his watch before a Brazil flag day ceremony on 19 November 2020.
Jair Bolsonaro and his family have denied any wrongdoing. Photograph: Andressa Anholete/Getty Images

“Every Rolex tells a story,” the luxury watchmaker once claimed.

Brazilian police believe that slogan is particularly true when it comes to the diamond-set timepiece at the centre of an investigation into the suspected pilfering of high-priced official gifts by close associates of Jair Bolsonaro – and possibly the former president himself.

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