Flávio Bolsonaro Criticizes Gonet Over Photo With Vorcaro in London

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro reacted sharply to a photograph showing Brazil's Prosecutor General, Paulo Gonet, alongside banker Vorcaro, according to CNN Brasil. The senator said the image amounts to laughing in the face of hard-working Brazilians, CNN Brasil reported.

The photo, which circulated widely, shows Gonet and Vorcaro together with a cigar and a bottle of Macallan whisky, according to Estadão. The same outlet reported that a third person, lawyer Ciro Soares, also appears in the London image, a detail confirmed by UOL Notícias.

The picture's release followed earlier public statements by Gonet. O GLOBO reported that three days before the photo became public, Gonet described his relationship with Vorcaro as very brief and trivial.

The contrast between that characterization and the image prompted political fallout. Terra reported that opposition figures are calling for Gonet to step away from his role at the Prosecutor General's Office, known in Brazil as the PGR.

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The episode has drawn attention to the prosecutor's contacts with the banker and to the timing of the photograph's disclosure. Coverage in multiple Brazilian outlets has focused on what the image shows and on Gonet's earlier description of the relationship.

What to watch next: whether the pressure from opposition lawmakers leads to any formal move affecting Gonet's position at the PGR, and whether further details about the London meeting emerge.