Police find cash hidden between Bolsonaro ally's buttocks
by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro from on (#594YV)
Brazilian senator Chico Rodrigues is caught with notes during a search of his home
Jair Bolsonaro's efforts to portray himself as an anti-corruption crusader have suffered another blow after police reportedly seized a wad of bank notes from between the clenched buttocks of one of his allies.
Chico Rodrigues, the Brazilian president's deputy leader in the senate, was reportedly caught with the concealed bundle on Wednesday during a police search of his home. The raid was part of an operation against the suspected misappropriation of public funds for fighting Covid-19.
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