Bolsonaro diz que sugeriu mudança na PF do Rio porque Estado é 'complicado'

In testimony to the PF (November 3, 2021), Bolsonaro confirmed that in August 2019 he suggested to Moro changing the PF leadership in Rio and said he did so because the state is very complicated and he understood that the superintendent needed more freedom; he denied intending to obtain privileged information.

Excerpt: “o Estado do Rio de Janeiro é muito complicado”

Source: Bolsonaro diz que sugeriu mudança na PF do Rio porque Estado é 'complicado' — Poder360, Nov. 4, 2021 · paragraphs 3 to 6 · open original ↗

News report · full text examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

Limitations: Record of the testimony not examined; the report reproduces it in excerpts.

In testimony to the PF (November 3, 2021), according to the report, Bolsonaro said he was referring to a small GSI unit responsible for the security of himself and his family and that he wanted to improve the monitoring of his son Carlos; he was not talking about a PF superintendency.

Excerpt: “referia-se a sua segurança pessoal e da sua família”

Source: Bolsonaro diz que sugeriu mudança na PF do Rio porque Estado é 'complicado' — Poder360, Nov. 4, 2021 · paragraphs on the April 22 meeting · open original ↗

News report · full text examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

Limitations: Original record not examined. The PF asked whether the statement referred to the PF in Rio; the PF's final conclusion on the point was not read.