Published 08:12 IST, June 28th 2019

39 kilos of cocaine found with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's Officer accompanying him to G20 Summit

As world leaders from across the globe gathered under a roof for the G20 Summit 2019 in Japan's Osaka, Brazalian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in a fix after his air entourage to the international conference was arrested with 39 kilos of cocaine. 

Reported by: Aishwaria Sonavane
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As world leers from across globe gar under a roof for G20 Summit 2019 in Japan's Osaka, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in a fix after his air entour to international conference was arrested with 39 kilos of cocaine. 

Bolsonaro, also identified as 'Trump of Tropics' h promised a crackdown on drugs, ironically found himself in a situation, after his crew member who was flying on a separate plane was caught with cocaine. Bolsonaro's crew member later stated that substance found was 'cheese' 

After being aware of issue, Brazilian President was quick to distance himself from accused and tweeted that officer arrested for drugs 'has relationship' with his team and even went on to call incident 'unacceptable'

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Bolsonaro was flying on a separate airplane while arrest was me. 

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A statement released by Brazil's Defence Ministry said: " Defence Ministry informs that, on Tuesday 25th, an Air Force officer suspected of transporting narcotic substances was detained in Seville Airport in Spain.

As per reports of Brazalian media, arrested has previously accompanied three Presidents of Brazil for 29 journeys. 

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On Friday, Bolsonaro chaired an informal BRICS meeting on sidelines of G20 Summit 2019 in Japan's Osaka. BRICS meet included- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, Russia President Vlimir Putin, PM Narendra Modi, China President Xi Jinping & South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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"On that occasion, BRICS leers will discuss issues related to G20 nda, such as recent developments in ecomy and international financial system, energy transitions and digital ecomy," Brazalian foreign ministry statement said. 

G20 Summit on June 28 and 29 will host global leers of member-nations, eight invited countries and nine international organisations. 

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07:57 IST, June 28th 2019