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Tag: Delcídio do Amaral

  • Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 - 09:04 UTC

    “Surreal” to think Lula was not aware of the massive corruption schemes

    “The president did not get involved with the details, but he was absolutely aware of the interests that encircled the management at Petrobras,” Amaral said in testimony

    Former Senator Delcídio do Amaral described as “surreal” the notion that former President Lula da Silva was not aware of a giant corruption scheme active during his tenure, in testimony on Monday marking the start of the trial against the man that ran Brazil from 2003 to 2010.

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 08:18 UTC

    Brazilian prosecution asks for investigation of opposition leader Senator Neves

    Prosecutor-General Janot had stopped the investigation of Neves last year but is now asking to reopen it based on plea bargain testimony from another senator

    Brazil’s top prosecutor asked the Supreme Court to open an investigation into opposition Senator Aécio Neves, the country’s leading opposition figure, as the vast Petrobras corruption probe engulfed more politicians. Neves, who narrowly lost the 2014 presidential election to Dilma Rousseff, was previously included in a list of some 50 politicians thought to have taken bribes originating from state-run companies.