U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to the media exterior the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., Wednesday. The subsequent day, he appeared nearly in a Brazilian court docket to face separate fees.

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U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to the media exterior the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., Wednesday. The subsequent day, he appeared nearly in a Brazilian court docket to face separate fees.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. congressman George Santos has doubtless resolved no less than one in all his authorized instances, this time in Brazil.

The embattled New York Republican confronted fees in a suburb exterior Rio de Janeiro on allegations he stole checks to purchase clothes and different items in 2008.

On Thursday, Santos signed a take care of Brazilian prosecutors that he would confess and conform to pay virtually $5,000 in fines and restitution to keep away from prosecution. Brazilian prosecutors have dropped the costs.

Just a day after pleading not guilty to separate fees within the U.S., Santos appeared remotely in a felony court docket within the Brazilian suburb of Niterói.

Brazilian prosecutors alleged he used a pretend identify and a stolen checkbook to purchase items, together with tennis sneakers, in a retailer in Niterói. He was formally charged in 2011 however authorities misplaced monitor of Santos till he grew to become a U.S. congressman in 2022.

The Brazilian fees have been dropped after the congressman’s deal and there aren’t any additional instances there in opposition to him, Santos’ lawyer informed NPR.

On Wednesday, the 34-year-old freshman Congress member appeared in a court docket in New York and pleaded not responsible to 13 felony charges in a separate case in opposition to him.

The U.S. fees embody a variety of economic crimes, together with mendacity and theft and misappropriating donor cash for private achieve. He can also be accused of wrongfully claiming unemployment advantages.

He was launched from U.S. federal custody on a $500,000 bond whereas the authorized proceedings transfer ahead.

Controversy has adopted Santos since he was elected in November. The New York Times revealed he had mislead folks about his schooling and private background. During his marketing campaign, he variously described himself as a grandson of a Holocaust survivor, a Wall Street financier and a volley ball star.

Santos has described the New York fees in opposition to him as a “witch hunt,” telling reporters he would struggle to clear his identify and proceed to run for reelection.