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Brazilian politician who led Rousseff impeachment arrested on corruption charges
Source: The Guardian
Brazilian politician who led Rousseff impeachment arrested on corruption charges
Eduardo Cunha, former lower house speaker who was expelled
from office, being investigated for allegedly taking bribes to liberate
funds from state bank
Matt Sandy in Rio de Janeiro
Wednesday 19 October 2016 18.30 BST
Eduardo Cunha, the Brazilian politician who orchestrated the impeachment of the country’s first female president, Dilma Rousseff, has been arrested on corruption charges.
Federal police detained the former speaker of the lower house in Brasilia on Wednesday and executed a search warrant at his home in Rio de Janeiro.
Compared by some to Frank Underwood from House of Cards, Cunha also has been accused of taking up to 116.5m reais ($37m) in bribes as part of the Operation Car Wash investigation into mammoth corruption at state oil giant Petrobras.
The arrest was ordered by federal judge Sergio Moro, who has gained celebrity in Brazil by leading that probe, which has ensnared dozens of leading politicians.
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Eduardo Cunha, former lower house speaker who was expelled
from office, being investigated for allegedly taking bribes to liberate
funds from state bank
Matt Sandy in Rio de Janeiro
Wednesday 19 October 2016 18.30 BST
Eduardo Cunha, the Brazilian politician who orchestrated the impeachment of the country’s first female president, Dilma Rousseff, has been arrested on corruption charges.
Federal police detained the former speaker of the lower house in Brasilia on Wednesday and executed a search warrant at his home in Rio de Janeiro.
Compared by some to Frank Underwood from House of Cards, Cunha also has been accused of taking up to 116.5m reais ($37m) in bribes as part of the Operation Car Wash investigation into mammoth corruption at state oil giant Petrobras.
The arrest was ordered by federal judge Sergio Moro, who has gained celebrity in Brazil by leading that probe, which has ensnared dozens of leading politicians.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/19/eduardo-cunha-arrested-corruption-charges-brazil
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