Brazil president on defense as aide falls, cash recovered

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press
Updated 3:38 pm, Tuesday, May 23, 2017


RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Embattled President Michel Temer's attempt to win back confidence and stay in power was undermined Tuesday as one aide was arrested in a fraud scheme, another aide turned over to police a bag full of cash and shouts of "down with Temer" led a Senate commission to suspend work on a package of the president's labor reforms.

Tadeu Filippelli, who had an office neighboring Temer's in the presidential palace, was arrested in connection with a fraud investigation into renovations of the Brasilia soccer stadium for the 2014 World Cup.
 
Brazil's federal police say the construction works were overpriced by more than $260 million.

Hours after the arrest, Temer fired Filippelli.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Special-aide-to-Brazil-s-Temer-arrested-in-11167009.php

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[Blue_Tires]

1. Car Wash is about to roll up a lot more big names...

I saw that stellar piece of work in 60 Minutes...

[OBenario4]

2. Interesting piece, isn't it?

The judge and the prosecutor traveling together to a foreign country for an interview on TV saying they are acting together to put Lula in jail?

That must be an aberration in any legal system of this planet.

[Blue_Tires]

3. If any Brazilian laws have been broken by that interview, please cite them

So this is now your fourth account, is it?

[OBenario4]

4. Nope. It's my second.

If any Brazilian laws haven't been broken by that interview, please cite them.