Lawyer friend of Flávio received leaked documents from the STJ and MPF, says website

Lawyer Willer Tomaz, investigated for Social Security fraud and friend of candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), received drafts of decisions from the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) and statements from the MPF (Federal Public Ministry) before publication, according to an investigation by the Federal Police, according to a report by UOL.

The report states that retired prosecutor Antônio Carlos Simões Soares was one of Tomaz's interlocutors. In 2019, Soares was cited by those around then-president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) as a favorite to be nominated for the Attorney General's Office and as linked to Flávio, which the prosecutor denied.

According to UOL, investigators suspect that Tomaz received leaked documents from the STJ through Soares, as well as other interlocutors.

Also according to the report, the PF investigation shows that the office changed its strategy according to the documents it received.

Folha contacted Tomaz, but has not yet received a response on the topic. To UOL, the lawyer said that he "categorically denies having obtained irregular or unauthorized access to judicial decisions or confidential opinions, as well as having interfered or adjusted the content of statements by the Federal Public Ministry."

He also told UOL that his actions always complied with legislation and legal prerogatives, "through legitimate institutional and procedural means" and that the "innuendos disclosed are unfounded, distort the regular exercise of professional activity and constitute misinformation".

Flávio's campaign was also contacted, but has not yet commented on the suspicions against Tomaz. The report has not yet been able to locate Soares.

A Folha report published on Thursday (15) showed that an online betting holding company owned by Willer Tomaz paid for flights between Portugal and France in 2025 for PL's presidential candidate, according to a Federal Police investigation.

Willer is being investigated on charges of making financial transfers of money obtained from Social Security fraud in the INSS scandal. Together with Jorge Barbosa Dias, he is the owner of Rede Loto, the first bet to obtain an operating license in the country in 2023, issued by the Rio de Janeiro government.

Asked by Folha about the trips, Flávio Bolsonaro said that his relationship with Willer is exclusively one of friendship.

According to the investigation, at least three sections of executive jet travel were contracted for Flávio and Willer through Cathedral, a company registered on Madeira Island. The sole shareholder of Rede Loto, Cathedral has Willer and Dias as partners.