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Ex-member of Dilma Rousseff's cabinet arrested in corruption investigation
Source: Associated Press
Ex-member of Dilma Rousseff's cabinet arrested in corruption investigation
Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday 23 June 2016 20.45 BST
A key cabinet member in the administrations of Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff was arrested Thursday for allegedly channeling millions of dollars in bribes for Brazil’s Workers’ party.
Federal police say former minister Paulo Bernardo was involved in a scheme at the country’s planning ministry to overprice contracts of information technology services from 2010-2015.
The São Paulo and the Brasilia offices of the left-leaning party that won the last four presidential elections in Brazil were also being searched by federal police. A secretary of São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad and a former treasurer of the Workers’ party are also being sought for arrest in connection with the case.
Bernardo was planning minister until the end of 2010, when Silva’s second term ended, but was later appointed communications minister for Rousseff. He left that job at the end of 2014. Investigators said in a news conference that he personally received about $2m during his time in office and estimated the overall cost of the scheme in $30m.
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Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday 23 June 2016 20.45 BST
A key cabinet member in the administrations of Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff was arrested Thursday for allegedly channeling millions of dollars in bribes for Brazil’s Workers’ party.
Federal police say former minister Paulo Bernardo was involved in a scheme at the country’s planning ministry to overprice contracts of information technology services from 2010-2015.
The São Paulo and the Brasilia offices of the left-leaning party that won the last four presidential elections in Brazil were also being searched by federal police. A secretary of São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad and a former treasurer of the Workers’ party are also being sought for arrest in connection with the case.
Bernardo was planning minister until the end of 2010, when Silva’s second term ended, but was later appointed communications minister for Rousseff. He left that job at the end of 2014. Investigators said in a news conference that he personally received about $2m during his time in office and estimated the overall cost of the scheme in $30m.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/dilma-rousseff-former-minister-paulo-bernardo-arrested