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Ex-leader of Brazil ruling party surrenders to serve jail term

The former chairman of Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party surrendered to police after a court ruled that those convicted in a corruption scandal should serve their terms immediately. Jose Genoino was one of 25 party associates linked to the 2005 “Mensalao”