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Ex-Brazilian President Arrested In Sweeping Anti-Corruption Probe
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 22, 2019 09:03pm |
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| Category | Investigation |
| Author | Vanessa Romo |
| News Date | Friday, March 22, 2019 12:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested in Sao Paulo on Thursday as part of a sweeping anti-corruption investigation years in the making.
Temer, who left office less than three months ago, faces 10 counts of corruption, according to The Washington Post. Prosecutors allege the 78-year-old was the leader of a "criminal organization" who misappropriated more than $470 million in funds "as part of a scheme related to the construction of a nuclear plant complex," Reuters reported.
He is the second former president to be arrested in the ongoing "Operation Car Wash," a sprawling corruption probe that has ensnared dozens of Brazil's most powerful politicians and businessmen accused of paying or accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks since 2014.
Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted of corruption and money laundering in 2017. He is now serving 12 years in jail. |
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