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Fifth cabinet minister drops out from Brazilian cabinet on corruption allegations
Brazil's Tourism minister resigned late Wednesday amid a long-brewing corruption scandal, marking the fifth cabinet-level official to step down from President Dilma Rousseff's nine-month-old government since June. Read full article
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This one is old (news), but that Bulgarian Bear (Dilma) is winning this battle where Mr Lula da Silva and Mr. Cardoso has failed.
Sep 15th, 2011 - 04:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The allegations come weeks after Brazil's federal police arrested 36 tourism ministry officials, including Mr. Novais' chief deputy, Federico Silva da Costa in a sting probing graft of ministry funds.”
Sep 15th, 2011 - 06:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Minister stands down because he has had a series of personal maids (?) who's salaries etc comes out out of Congressional funds.
This is the equivalent of indicting Capone on Tax Evasion; you need to get him put away as rapidly as possible so you use the art of the immediately possible.
The sacking of many of the Ministry of Tourism staff is also a timely 'cleaning out of the cupboard'.
The Tourism budget, for the next few years leading up to the Olympics and the World Cup, must have seemed like a permanent pot of gold to be raided at will by Ministry employees at all levels.
The message is now out there. Squeeky clean, or you are OUT.
Keep up the general pressure, Dilma.
Particularly:
1.. Sack, each time corruption becomes apparent.
2. Remove from public office *in any capacity* those found guilty
3. Protect the Ficha Limpa
4. Employ a Justice chief on the Ficha team who is untainted and untaintable
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