Minister Gilmar Mendez of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) authorized Monday (12) that the digital influencer Virginia Fonseca was silent during a statement in the Parliamentary Committee of the Senate (CPI), which is investigating the violations that involve digital bets, “bets”.
Gilmar accepted a request to appear in front of Virginia, to formulate her right to not distinguish her.
The minister also authorized Virginia by a lawyer during the statement.
Virginia is scheduled to be held on Tuesday (13) at 11 am. Because it is an invitation by the National Congress, it is required to attend. With the highest decision, there will be no need to answer the questions of the Senators.
In a request to present Corpus, the influence defense argued that she is a public figure and “fears that her invitation is distorted so that her image is incorrectly used for different purposes of those that led to the creation of CPI Bets.”
Virginia arrived in Brazilia on Monday afternoon (12) and issued the trip in a temporary publication (story). In the published videos, she appears as she arrives in the capital in a plane accompanied by her daughters, telling her followers that she will attend a meeting and family moments in the hotel where she resides.
The Bets Committee aims to investigate the impact of online betting on the budget of Brazilian families, as well as a potential link with criminal organizations participating in money laundering practices.
The influencer, who has about 53 million followers on Instagram, has already used social networks to enhance large betting companies. CNN also learns, you will be asked about an agreement with companies to receive a percentage of what their followers lose in the bets.
According to the calls for calls, its presence is justified by its “popularity and its great importance in the digital market, as it has a strong impact on millions of followers on different platforms.”