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‘Lula,’ Brazil’s Ex-President, Is Charged With Corruption

Brazil, General NewsBrazil, Bribery, Coalition, congress, corruption, Federal, Political, presidency, Prosecutorsuperadmin

Sep 2016

Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed corruption charges Wednesday against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former president who has wielded influence across Latin America for decades, portraying him as the mastermind of a sprawling graft scheme intended to maintain his party’s grip on the presidency.

Deltan Dallagnol, a prosecutor, called Mr. da Silva the “ultimate commander” of bribery and kickback schemes that allowed his leftist Workers’ Party to build coalitions in Congress, describing him as “the general” at the helm.

Read the Full Article: Source – The New York Times
Time For Truth: (The New York Times) – ‘Lula,’ Brazil’s Ex-President, Is Charged With Corruption

Dilma Rousseff Is Ousted as Brazil’s President in Impeachment Vote

Brazil, General News, PoliticsBrazil, Dilma Rousseff, Federal, Female, Government, Impeachment, Political, Power, scandals, senatesuperadmin

Sep 2016

The Senate on Wednesday impeached Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, and removed her from office for the rest of her term, the capstone of a power struggle that has consumed the nation for months and toppled one of the hemisphere’s most powerful political parties.

The Senate voted 61 to 20 to convict Ms. Rousseff on charges of manipulating the federal budget in an effort to conceal the nation’s mounting economic problems.

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff defends record at impeachment trial

Brazil, PoliticsAccused, Brazil, budget, Dilma Rousseff, Illegal, Impeachment, Manipulating, Marathon, Political, Senators, victimsuperadmin

Sep 2016

Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has defended her record during a marathon session during her impeachment trial in the Senate.

She is accused of illegally manipulating the budget to hide a growing deficit.

Read the Full Article: Source – BBC News
Time For Truth: (BBC News) – Brazil's Dilma Rousseff defends record at impeachment trial

Brazil police officer, symbol of corruption crackdown, arrested

Brazil, Crime, General NewsBrazil, corruption investigation, federal police agent, Newton Ishiisuperadmin

Jun 2016

He is a symbol of Brazil’s biggest corruption investigation – a ballyhooed battle against impunity for powerful politicians and businessmen.

But on Wednesday, federal police agent Newton Ishii sat in the same jail where he had been photographed and shown on TV escorting countless high-profile politicians and executives linked to a kickback scandal at state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA).

Brazil’s Rousseff ousted by media boycott, conspiring businessmen – ex-president Lula to RT

Brazil, BusinessBrazil, Businessmen, Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvasuperadmin

May 2016

Brazil’s elected leader, Dilma Rousseff, was brought down by a media boycott and businessmen who avoided paying taxes to harm the public purse, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former president, told the Entrevista program on RT Spanish.
RT: Thank you very much, Mr. President, for finding the time to meet with RT.

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