Rep. Rogério Correia (PT-MG) filed a request Friday to create a joint parliamentary commission to investigate the production of the film "Dark Horse" [1].
The move signals a potential escalation in legal scrutiny over how public money and parliamentary amendments may have been used to fund a project associated with former President Jair Bolsonaro.
The request for the Comissão Parlamentar Mista de Inquérito (CPMI) was officially protocolled on Friday, May 15, at the National Congress in Brasília [2]. The investigation centers on allegations of irregularities regarding the financing of the film, which has an estimated budget of R$ 134 million [3].
According to the request, the probe is driven by suspicions that public resources were diverted for the production. These concerns grew following the leak of audio recordings attributed to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro [4].
To establish the commission, Correia must gather a specific number of signatures from members of Congress. By Friday afternoon, he had collected 15 signatures [5]. However, the request requires a total of 198 signatures to proceed with the creation of the CPMI [5].
Correia said the initiative aims to ensure transparency in the use of legislative funds. The investigation would examine whether parliamentary amendments, which allow lawmakers to direct federal funds to specific projects, were improperly utilized to support the cinematic venture [4].
The "Dark Horse" project is closely linked to the image of Jair Bolsonaro, making the potential discovery of financial misconduct a high-stakes political matter in Brasília. If the required signatures are met, the commission would have the power to summon witnesses and request documents to trace the flow of the R$ 134 million budget [3].
“The investigation centers on allegations of irregularities regarding the financing of the film.”
The attempt to launch a CPMI represents a strategic effort by political opponents to link the Bolsonaro family to the misappropriation of public funds through cultural productions. While the current signature count is far below the 198 required, the filing serves as a formal mechanism to bring leaked audio and financial suspicions into a legislative record, potentially paving the way for future criminal inquiries if evidence of diverted parliamentary amendments emerges.
