‎Brazil News

The Brazilian Federal Police on Wednesday found that President Jair Bolsonaro committed a criminal offense for breach of secrecy, by publicly leaking details of an ongoing criminal investigation. However, it is unlikely he will face any legal consequences while in office given his presidential immunity. Federal police detective Denisse Ribeiro noted in a report sent to theSupreme Court that Bolsonaro was responsible for breach of secrecy laws "with the purpose of spreading information known to be false, with damaging repercussions for the public administration." However, Ribeiro stopped short of recommending charges against Bolsnaro as he is immune from prosecution. According to Article 53 of the Brazil Constitution, any member of both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate receives parliamentary immunity. As such, the president cannot be prosecuted for violations of civil or criminal law while in office.