Lawyers

Frederick Wassef

Convicted (appealable)Racial insult (art. 140, § 3, of the Penal Code; now art. 2-A of Law 7.716/1989)Embezzlement by a public official (peculato)Money launderingCriminal association (art. 288 of the Penal Code)

Lawyer who worked for Flávio Bolsonaro (including in the "rachadinhas" case) and who represented Jair Bolsonaro in a case before the TRF-1 linked to the Adélio Bispo case, according to the Presidency's spokesperson (2019) and a power of attorney reported by CNN (2021). Fabrício Queiroz was arrested on 18/06/2020 at a property of Wassef's in Atibaia (SP). In July 2024 he was formally named as suspect by the Federal Police (PF) in the investigation into the jewelry received by the Presidency, for having bought back in the US a Rolex watch later returned to the Union. He denies wrongdoing.

Translated from the Portuguese original. Legal details and sources are in the Portuguese version. See the full file in Portuguese, with all sources →

Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

Criminal case of Operation E$quema S against Frederick Wassef and four others (funds of Sesc, Senac and Fecomércio-RJ) — Decision annulled
Petition 11.645 (Supreme Federal Court, STF) — investigation into suspected diversion and sale abroad of high-value gifts received from foreign authorities (jewelry case) — Named as suspect by police
Petition 16.333 (Supreme Federal Court, STF) — separate confidential inquiry into "fortuitous events" found by the Federal Police (PF) on Frederick Wassef's phones — Other status (see record)
Criminal case against Frederick Wassef for racial insult against a pizzeria attendant in Brasília (TJDFT) — Convicted (appealable)

See the full file in Portuguese, with all sources →