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Brazil Workers' Party treasurer arrested in Petrobras corruption investigation
Source: Associated Press
Brazil Workers' Party treasurer arrested in Petrobras corruption investigation
Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Wednesday 15 April 2015 17.31 BST
Federal police have arrested the treasurer of Brazil’s governing Workers’ Party in connection with a wide-ranging investigation into a corruption scheme at the state-run oil giant Petrobras.
João Vaccari Neto was detained in São Paulo as he was heading out for an early morning jog, police and judicial officials told reporters at a news conference in the southern city of Curitiba, where the investigation is being led.
Vaccari’s sister-in-law was also detained and his wife was questioned in connection with a series of unidentified deposits in her account that investigators suspect might be related to the kickback scheme at Petrobras.
Vaccari has maintained his innocence, telling a congressional panel last week that all the donations made to his party during last year’s political campaign were perfectly legal. His lawyer could not be immediately reached for comment on Wednesday.
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Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Wednesday 15 April 2015 17.31 BST
Federal police have arrested the treasurer of Brazil’s governing Workers’ Party in connection with a wide-ranging investigation into a corruption scheme at the state-run oil giant Petrobras.
João Vaccari Neto was detained in São Paulo as he was heading out for an early morning jog, police and judicial officials told reporters at a news conference in the southern city of Curitiba, where the investigation is being led.
Vaccari’s sister-in-law was also detained and his wife was questioned in connection with a series of unidentified deposits in her account that investigators suspect might be related to the kickback scheme at Petrobras.
Vaccari has maintained his innocence, telling a congressional panel last week that all the donations made to his party during last year’s political campaign were perfectly legal. His lawyer could not be immediately reached for comment on Wednesday.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/15/brazil-treasurer-petrobras-arrested