# Wheeler Tomás, Flávio Bolsonaro and Brazil's Betting Investigation - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118418318021337336 - Source account: [@Humbertojpinto](https://x.com/Humbertojpinto) - Source language: Portuguese - Target language: English - Duration: 2:08 - Published: 2026-11-06 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation - Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/pt/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-e-a-investiga%C3%A7%C3%A3o-sobre-apostas.md ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation) Worth five billion reais. Guess who's the guy who bet the most on betting apps in Brazil? [0:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=5) A highly respected lawyer, Wheeler, is my friend, our wives are friends, and our kids are friends. [0:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=13) This wasn't the only trip we took together. [0:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=14) Bingo! Wheeler Tomás, five billion reais in bets. [0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=18) And this friendship goes way back. Wheeler once lent a mansion for Flávio's campaign, hosted the senator's daughter's party, and even when Flávio set his sights on Richarlyson's island, Wheeler was the one who grabbed the island for himself. [0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=31) Brotherly talk, you thought of him, right? [0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=33) The partying was so wild that Volparo joined in too. [0:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=36) And the private jet Flávio used to visit his blood brother, Eduardo, over in the United States, was split between them. [0:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=42) Half paid by Volparo, half by Wheeler. And when Wheeler was about to get into trouble at the Covid Inquiry, it was Flávio Bolsonaro who showed up to save him. [0:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=50) Alan Calheiros broke the tax confidentiality of Mr. Wheeler Tomás. [0:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=54) This must be vehemently rejected. This is absurd! [0:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=57) And now he wants to save again, along with them, the betting sites. [1:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=60) Because besides being the guy who bet the most, Wheeler owns Brazil's first betting site, Best Bet, licensed by the government of Rio de Janeiro. [1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=68) And the Federal Police are already investigating Wheeler, for money laundering through betting. [1:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=73) The scheme is simple: the criminal puts in one hundred thousand, loses twenty and declares eighty as gambling winnings. [1:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=79) Part of the money stays in Brazil, another part goes to tax havens. [1:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=84) And it was in one of those havens, where the friendship between Wheeler and Flávio went too far. [1:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=90) And here a second island enters the story, Madeira Island. [1:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=94) Following the betting money, the Federal Police discovered that Wheeler and Flávio are so close, they even had a joint account there. [1:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=101) Got it? The guy accused of laundering money through betting, gave the key to his safe to the only candidate who can let betting resume. [1:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=110) The risk of voting for the wrong person is no longer just about the kickback scheme. [1:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=114) The big brothers, Flávio, Wheeler, and Volparo, want to get the billion- dollar roulette wheel spinning again. [2:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/XQTT0PAfDaw4/en/wheeler-tom%C3%A1s-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro-and-brazil-s-betting-investigation?t=120) At this roulette wheel, Brazil loses and only they win.