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Brazil police catch Jair Bolsonaro's ally with cash hidden 'between buttocks'

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In a major embarrassment for the Jair Bolsonaro-led Brazil government, Chico Rodrigues, a close ally of Bolsonaro and the deputy leader in his senate, was caught hiding money in his buttocks during a police investigation. Brazil police raided the house of Rodrigues as part of a corruption investigation into the diversion of government funds for tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The police recovered $5,300 in cash.