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Brazilian corruption probe spreads to JBS

Brazilian corruption probe spreads to JBS

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Brazilian police raided the São Paulo home of one of the billionaire owners of JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, as part of a new phase in the country’s sprawling corruption investigations.

Brazilian television showed federal police outside the home of Joesley Batista, one of the five siblings who control JBS, as part of nationwide raids that included one arrest warrant.

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Brazilian corruption probe spreads to JBS

Brazilian corruption probe spreads to JBS

[ad_1] ©AFP Brazilian police raided the São Paulo home of one of the billionaire owners of JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, as part of a new phase in the country’s sprawling corruption investigations. Brazilian television showed federal police outside the home of Joesley Batista, one of the five siblings who control JBS, as part of nationwide raids that included one arrest warrant. More…

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Brazil’s left leader braced for brutal vote

Brazil’s left leader braced for brutal vote

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with Dilma Rousseff

Fernando Haddad, the mayor of São Paulo, South America’s largest city, is preparing for a brutal re-election campaign this year as one of the last men standing in Brazil’s once mighty leftist Workers’ Party, or PT.

With President Dilma Rousseff suspended as part of an impeachmentprocess leaving the PT — formerly one of the…

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Brazil’s left leader braced for brutal vote

Brazil’s left leader braced for brutal vote

[ad_1] ©AFP Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with Dilma Rousseff Fernando Haddad, the mayor of São Paulo, South America’s largest city, is preparing for a brutal re-election campaign this year as one of the last men standing in Brazil’s once mighty leftist Workers’ Party, or PT. With President Dilma Rousseff suspended as part of an impeachment process leaving the PT — formerly one of the…

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Brazil warned of budget ‘time bomb’

Brazil warned of budget ‘time bomb’

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Brazil’s new government urgently needs to defuse fiscal “time bombs” that are set to blow up the country’s already strained budget, according to Arminio Fraga, the former central bank governor and founding partner of Gávea Investimentos, one of the country’s biggest hedge funds.

The administration of interim president Michel Temer would have to reverse a planned…

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Brazil warned of budget ‘time bomb’

Brazil warned of budget ‘time bomb’

[ad_1] ©Reuters Brazil’s new government urgently needs to defuse fiscal “time bombs” that are set to blow up the country’s already strained budget, according to Arminio Fraga, the former central bank governor and founding partner of Gávea Investimentos, one of the country’s biggest hedge funds. The administration of interim president Michel Temer would have to reverse a planned…

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Brazil pins hopes on Temer’s superstars

Brazil pins hopes on Temer’s superstars

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Alexandre de Moraes seemed to confirm sceptics’ worst fears this week about the corruption-fighting credentials — or lack of them — of the new Brazilian government formed by interim president Michel Temer.

Mr de Moraes, the new justice minister, said Brasília might ignore tradition and not appoint as attorney-general the candidate elected by Brazil’s independent…

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Brazil pins hopes on Temer’s superstars

Brazil pins hopes on Temer’s superstars

[ad_1] ©Getty Alexandre de Moraes seemed to confirm sceptics’ worst fears this week about the corruption-fighting credentials — or lack of them — of the new Brazilian government formed by interim president Michel Temer. Mr de Moraes, the new justice minister, said Brasília might ignore tradition and not appoint as attorney-general the candidate elected by Brazil’s independent…

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