00:00A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered a police investigation to clarify suspicions
00:04of foreign funding of former presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's election campaign,
00:09according to a report by the newspaper The Washington Post. The investigation focuses
00:15on the alleged support that a network of donors co-founded by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance
00:21provided to the far-right presidential campaign of Flavio Bolsonaro, who recently fled Brazil
00:27and travelled to the United States amid multiple legal charges against him. It is important
00:33to note that Brazilian law strictly prohibits candidates and political parties from receiving
00:39money or any other form of financial assistance from foreign entities or governments. The decision
00:45comes days after Lula da Silva defeated Bolsonaro in the October 25th run of election, with more
00:52than 51% off the votes.
