Police seize cell phones and indict man who filmed FHC's apartment for defamation and discrimination against elderly people

The São Paulo Civil Police indicted, this Wednesday (11), Wesley Oliveira, who recorded and released images of former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso's apartment, and his companion for defamation and discrimination against elderly people.

According to the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), search and seizure warrants were also executed at the residence of the two people under investigation, where two cell phones were seized.

The two were taken to the 4th Police District (Consolação), responsible for the investigation, gave a statement and were released. They were also informed about the judicial prohibition on releasing images of the former president.

"The investigation continues to fully clarify the facts", informed the SSP in a note.

The video, which went viral on social media, shows Wesley taking a kind of tour of FHC's apartment. During the recordings, he goes through different rooms, displays furniture and works of art and even mentions the prices of some pieces. In one of the excerpts, it also shows the former president's room, including his bed and that of his caregiver.

The images still show FHC, aged 95, in a vulnerable situation. The former president has advanced-stage Alzheimer's.

On Tuesday (10), Fernando Henrique Cardoso's children filed a precautionary action in the São Paulo Court to request the suspension of Wesley's social media profiles and the search and seizure of his cell phone. The case is being processed in secret.

FHC's wife filed a police report for defamation

The case is being investigated by the Civil Police after Patricia Kundrat Brasil, wife of the former president, filed a report for defamation on October 23rd. She became aware of the release of the images the day before.

According to Patricia's report to the police, Wesley is the companion of a friend of FHC who used to frequent the apartment. He would have taken advantage of a visit to the property, in a moment of her distraction, to make the recordings.

In the police report, Patricia stated that she was outraged by the publication and attributed to Wesley the intention of "humiliating, despising, vexing, dishonoring, ridiculing" the former president's image.

Still according to the document, the man published a second video in which he shows the apartment, mentions values ​​and exposes details of the intimacy of the place where the couple lives.

After the repercussion of the images, Wesley published another video on social media stating that he received authorization from Patricia to make the recordings.

"The video was authorized by Patrícia. Patrícia has been with Fernando Henrique for 15 years and takes very good care of him. He has the best care, including a medical team available 24 hours a day", he stated.

In a previously published note, Wesley said that the intention was to record the life and rescue the story of FHC. He also stated that the former president is well taken care of and that his illness does not erase his trajectory.