Flavio Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before Brazil election

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, a leading right-wing candidate in Brazil’s presidential election , is under investigation for his ties to a disgraced banker involved in a wide-reaching corruption scandal. Brazil’s top court unsealed court documents on Friday showing that Supreme Court Justice Andre Mendonca opened an probe into the senator in July, at the request of federal police. According to the documents, investigators are looking into whether the senator engaged in corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in connection to Daniel Vorcaro, the former head of failed lender Banco Master .