Ministers, advisers and civil servants

Jorge Luiz Fernandes

DefendantCriminal organizationEmbezzlement by a public official (peculato)

Commissioned civil servant in Carlos Bolsonaro's office at the Rio de Janeiro City Council since 01/01/2001, according to the City Council Gazette, and identified as chief of staff in a 2006 official letter and by the press. Charged by the Rio de Janeiro state prosecutors (MPRJ) in September 2024, with six other former aides, with criminal organization and embezzlement by a public official (alleged "rachadinha" from 2005 to 2021), identified in the indictment as the group's leader. According to news reports, the charges were accepted in June 2026 by the 1st Specialized Criminal Court for Criminal Organizations: he is a defendant, with no sentence. A professional link to the office does not, in itself, demonstrate wrongdoing; the acceptance of charges is not a conviction.

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Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

Rio de Janeiro state prosecutors' (MPRJ) investigation of Carlos Bolsonaro's office at the Rio de Janeiro City Council (suspected "rachadinha" and ghost employees) — closed as to the councilman in 2024 and reopened in 2026 — Defendant (charges accepted by the court)
Criminal case by the Rio de Janeiro state prosecutors (MPRJ) against seven former aides in Carlos Bolsonaro's office at the Rio de Janeiro City Council (criminal organization and embezzlement by a public official) — 1st Specialized Criminal Court for Criminal Organizations of the Capital — Defendant (charges accepted by the court)

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