Rodrigo Faro is mentioned in an Italian citizenship corruption scheme; presenter says he is a victim – Cidades na Net

Presenter Rodrigo Faro was cited in a report about an illegal scheme to obtain citizenship by the Italian news portal RaiNews, this Monday, 27th.

On social media, Faro, 50, issued a statement in which he defended himself and stated that “he proved ties with his descendants in Italy and the process was approved and the passports were granted”, says the note released by the actor's team on Instagram as well. this Monday, 27th. Read the full statement below.

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This Monday, the 27th, the Metropolitan Police of Naples, in Italy, dismantled a network of corruption and arrested six people who were working to defraud the procedure for granting Italian citizenship and passports.

The center of the story is small Villarica, which has just over 20 thousand inhabitants. The Italian authorities were suspicious of the number of Brazilians who asked for the right to citizenship because they had relatives without ever having traveled to the small town.

The Italian Public Ministry then charged two Brazilians, four police officers and two other public servants for corruption and falsifying documents. According to authorities, they sold false documents to grant citizenship and an Italian passport based on alleged links with Villarica.

The “Carioca” operation names Rodrigo Faro, his wife Vera Viel, Brazilian football player Bruno Duarte and other Brazilian businessmen as alleged buyers.

Presenter of Record TV since 2008, Faro is preparing to play Silvio Santos in the cinema.

Read a statement from the Faro team about the case

“We declare that in 2021, recommended by a friend who had already obtained his Italian passport, Rodrigo Faro began the Italian citizenship process to acquire a passport for himself and his family. The office indicated for this work was Diritto Di Cittadinanza SRL ( dirittodicittadinanzasrl.com/conheca-a-diritto-di-cittadinanza/ ).

Rodrigo, through his lawyers here in Brazil, provided all the necessary documentation, proved ties with his descendants in Italy and the process was approved and the passports were granted.

This morning, May 27, 2024, Rodrigo, as well as any other client who hired the services of the aforementioned office, was taken by surprise with their alleged involvement in a corruption scheme to obtain citizenship and an Italian passport. in the Brazilian press make it clear that Rodrigo and his wife were cited as beneficiaries of the scheme, that is, they were victims of this office and its team, since they hired the service of a supposedly legal, reputable company that followed the procedures in accordance with Italian laws. Proof of this is that the process was approved and passports were issued.

Rodrigo has already contacted his lawyers here in Brazil so that this entire misunderstanding can be resolved and so that those responsible for this alleged corruption scheme are duly punished.”

Source: Estadão Conteúdo/Cidade Verde Photo: AgNews