Authorities in the country of Brazil have arrested three former congressmen who have been implemented in connection with what may be the country’s largest corruption scandal, involving the oil giant Petrobras, Brazil’s biggest and the world’s sixth largest.
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Amid Brazil Slump, Opposition Plans Anti-Rousseff March
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Brazilian Presidential Runoff Will Be Rousseff and Neves
Silva out as incumbent Rousseff to face insurgent Neves in Brazilian Presidential runoff vote
Important Trends in Tomorrow’s Brazilian Presidential Vote
Major economic and foreign policy changes possible after Sunday’s Brazilian Presidential vote