UPDATE 3-Brazil's anti-corruption minister quits over leaked recordings [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Tue May 31, 2016 5:22am IST
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UPDATE 3-Brazil's anti-corruption minister quits over leaked recordings

By Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu

May 30 Brazil's Transparency Minister Fabiano Silveira resigned on Monday after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail a sprawling corruption probe, the latest cabinet casualty impacting interim President Michel Temer's administration.

Silveira, the man Temer tasked with fighting corruption since he took office on May 12, announced his plans to step down in a letter, according to the presidential palace's media office. No replacement for Silveira has yet been named.

Silveira and Senate President Renan Calheiros became the latest officials ensnared by leaked recordings secretly made by a former oil industry executive as part of a plea bargain. The same tapes led to the resignation last week of Romero Jucá, whom Temer had named as planning minister.

Jucá's resignation dealt a blow to Temer's efforts to build a stable government in the wake of the May 12 suspension of leftist President Dilma Rousseff.

More:
http://in.reuters.com/article/brazil-corruption-idINL1N18R0FX

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