THE political scandal engulfing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro escalated over the weekend after Friday’s release of a video-recorded cabinet meeting.

The two-hour video, which has portions redacted, was released as part of a probe into allegations that Mr Bolsonaro was trying to meddle in police matters to protect family members – and it appears to confirm these claims.

“I already tried to change our security in Rio de Janeiro” (where his sons are subject to a police investigation) “and I couldn’t. That is over. I will not wait for them to screw my entire family,” the president says.