The minister also mentioned the 33 percent increase in teachers’ pay floor, made official by the federal government early this month.
Also arrested as part of the same operation were another five individuals targeted by accusations. Former Senator Eduardo Lopes was not found in the Rio de Janeiro address.
Brazil occupies the 106th position in the ranking on perceived corruption compiled by NGO Transparency International—a list including 180 countries. In 2018, Brazil ranked 105th, after sliding nine positions that year.
Petrobras CEO Roberto Castello Branco said the estimated financial losses stemming from corruption at the state-controlled oi giant have been underrated. He was referring to the 2014 report on the amounts siphoned off.
Brasília Federal Judge Vallisney de Souza Oliveira Wednesday (Jul 24) decided to acquit former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of criminal organization and money embezzlement charges in one of the cases regarding the construction giant Odebrecht, said to have been favored
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