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May 31, 2016

Brazil: 2nd Minister in Interim Gov't Steps Down over Leaked Recordings
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In Brazil, a second minister in the interim government has resigned.
Fabiano Silveira headed the ministry tasked with fighting corruption.
Yet he resigned Monday after a recording surfaced of him attempting to
block an investigation into corruption at the state-run oil company
Petrobras. Last week, the planning minister for the interim government
also resigned after explosive transcripts revealed how he plotted to
oust President Dilma Rousseff in order to end a corruption investigation
that was targeting him.


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