George Santos signs deal to avoid prosecution over stolen checks in Brazil

New York congressman was subject of a criminal charge for using two stolen checks to buy items worth $1,350 at a store in Niteroi

A day after New York representative George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in the US, he signed an agreement Thursday with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008.

What would have been the start of a case was ended today," Santos' lawyer in Brazil, Jonymar Vasconcelos, told the Associated Press in a text message. As such, my client is no longer the subject of any case in Brazil."