Resigned Brazil tourism minister ‘had Swiss bank account’ – prosecutor

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Malta Today

Resigned Brazil tourism minister ‘had Swiss bank account’ – prosecutor

Brazil former tourism minister Henrique Alves implicated in country’s Petrobras inquiry accused of tax evasion and money laundering

19 June 2016, 9:59am

Brazil’s former tourism minister Henrique Alves (right) was one of 20 politicians named in plea bargain testimony by a former Petrobras executive in relation to country’s biggest corruption scandal

Brazilian prosecutors have made a formal allegation of tax evasion and money laundering against former tourism minister Henrique Alves.

Brazil’s Attorney General Rodrigo Janot presented evidence to the Supreme Court saying that Alves had a secret bank account in Switzerland. Alves became the third cabinet member to leave Brazil’s interim president Michel Temer’s month-old administration after being forced to resign on Thursday over accusations of taking bribes.

Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot presented evidence to the Supreme Court saying that Mr Alves had a secret bank account in Switzerland.

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[Dustlawyer]

1. I bet we have a lot of politicians here that are doing the same thing!

[Igel]

3. My old church had a Swiss investment account.

Had a decent rate of return.

Church didn't pay taxes anyway. Didn't keep it a secret that it had the account. Books were public. Every cent accounted for in public records that were audited by an outside CPA every year. Nothing illegal. Nothing improper.

And yet, the church had a secret bank account.

A lot of people immediately assumed that this could only mean something suspicious and illegal. That's what some people are like, though. Had to tolerate them, even though they caused a lot of mistrust and contention and took pleasure in it; execution was frowned upon.

If I had a lot of wealth in even this society, where for many others' wealth is evil and one's own wealth is the "common good," I'd probably put it some place where I could have it without the judgmentalism from people who wear "don't judge me" shirts.


In other words, the Brazilian politician's guilt or innocent rests not on the existence of the account or its status, but whether or not he's broken any laws.

[Dustlawyer]

5. I am sure that he will have his day in court to explain, but

Brazil has a long history of corruption from bribes. It has been a way of life and doing business there according to a close friend who had a home there.

[L. Coyote]

2. How many are NOT corrupt in Brazil? "... one of 20 politicians named in plea bargain testimony..."

Might be easier to figure out who is honest than who is corrupt! However, in Temer's new administration, that is likely NONE of them.

[brooklynite]

4. I don't understand the issue...Switzerland is lovely place for tourists.

[WhiteTara]

6. Interesting that they impeached the first woman president

only to find deep rot in the fabric of the old boys network. Makes me think that she was on them.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Undoubtedly! Also, a woman who spent part of her life as a political prisoner, was tortured there,

gained a reputation among her fellow dissidents as being extremely courageous, a woman who became a national hero in her later days BY NO MEANS would ever be involved in ripping off the very country she already gave so much of herself to pry out of the hands of these same fascist demons.

It should be mentioned frequently enough that many people learn this woman who suffered endlessly in prison, and was elected President by the people of Brazil, had one of the right-wing, fundamentalist Christian Congressmen stand up and dedicate his vote to the man who was responsible for TORTURING Dilma during her stay in the military dictatorship's prison.

Insane, and evil. I hope the sky falls on these fascists.

[WhiteTara]

8. I didn't know that about her.

I hope the sky falls in on all of them around the world!

[Judi Lynn]

9. Here's a photo of her going in front of a military court.

You'll note the judges are covering their faces. That tells me they had guilty consciences.

Not Dilma.

[center]



Dilma's mugshot from the dictatorship.



Poster which Dilma's supporters have carried
in her honor during marches at various times.



Pau de Arara (Parrot's Perch)
Torture structure in use in Brazil
since the days of slavery





This monument was placed in Recife, Brazil
to remind people of what extremes of brutality
were used against people by the government,
in the hope of preventing any return to this
primitive behavior in Brazil ever again, using
the phrase "Nunca mais." "No more." [/center]

[WhiteTara]

10. So now those same men are running the country again.

Figures.