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Brazil: Former President Temer's Arrest Marks a Key Moment in Ongoing Corruption Probes

Mar 21, 2019 | 19:29 GMT

(Stratfor)

Brazilian federal authorities arrested former President Michel Temer and his ally Wellington Moreira Franco, the country's former energy minister, on March 21. The two men were arrested on corruption charges stemming from their alleged involvement in criminal activities uncovered by the Lava Jato investigation. Temer has previously been accused of receiving payoffs from companies that overcharged the federal government for construction and other services....

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