The former commercial director of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone , was arrested last Wednesday night at the Viracopos airport, in Sao Paulo, for illegal possession of a weapon, according to Grupo Globo , one of the most popular media outlets. important in that country.
According to the information published by the portal, Ecclestone would travel on a private flight to Switzerland after a long stay in the country where his current wife, Fabiana , is from, Vice President of South America in the International Automobile Federation (FIA) .
Mr. E , as he is also known, visited various competitions such as the Trucks and Stock Cars category in Brazil and the TCR South America at the Interlagos track.
Ecclestone was detected in possession of a weapon thanks to the airport’s X-ray machine, which showed the silhouette of a .32-caliber pistol in the pocket of one of his shirts. After this, the authorities asked the British veteran for the necessary documentation to carry said weapon.
It should be noted that the British businessman had no ammunition or charger at the time of his arrest.
The former director of Formula 1 was transferred to the Tourism Police Station located at the airport. According to Globo.com , Ecclestone admitted not having regular ownership of the weapon at the same time as he assured that he had no idea that he was traveling with it, since his intention was to leave it in the property he has in that South American country, so he did not I understood how he had gotten to his personal luggage before making this flight back to Europe.
The local authorities imposed a bail of 6,000 reais (just under 1,200 euros) so that he could continue his trip without any setbacks after what happened.
