Ex-Brazil leader Bolsonaro awarded damages over stolen bed claims

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had accused Jair Bolsonaro of taking objects from the Alvorada Palace.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersBolsonaro awarded damages in palace furniture rowEPAIn October 2022, Jair Bolsonaro narrowly lost his bid for re-election to President Lula after a divisive campaignThe Brazilian state has been ordered to pay former President Jair Bolsonaro some $2,600 (£2,025) in damages over accusations he took furniture from the presidential residence.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had publicly accused Bolsonaro of taking more than 260 objects as he cleared out of Alvorada Palace - including even "the bed."

Bolsonaro and his wife Michelle Bolsonaro later said they had put publicly-owned furniture in storage during the far-right politician's three-year term between 2019 and 2022, saying they preferred to decorate the residence to their own taste.

On Tuesday a federal judge ordered the Bolsonaros to be compensated for "moral damage" suffered as a result of the claims that they had stripped the palace of numerous objects.

The court also ordered the presidency to publish a retraction, according to a judgment seen by AFP news agency, in a case brought by the Bolsonaros.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxlve02yn7o

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