Brazil’s Bolsonaro questioned about diamond jewellery and sale of luxury watches

Federal Police agents at Federal Police headquarters before the arrival of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia (Eraldo Peres/AP)

Brazilian federal police are questioning former president Jair Bolsonaro about allegedly attempting to sneak in diamond jewellery reportedly worth $3 million (€2.75 million) and the sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office, federal authorities said.

Mr Bolsonaro arrived on Thursday morning at Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil’s capital, a federal police spokesperson confirmed to journalists waiting outside the premises, including one from The Associated Press (AP).