8-month-old Brazilian gov't loses 4th minister

Bacchus39

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Aug-17-11 09:45 PM
Original message

8-month-old Brazilian gov't loses 4th minister

http://news.yahoo.com/8-month-old-brazilian-govt-loses-4th-minister-021238612.html

AP – 22 mins agotweet0Share0EmailPrintSAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been in office just eight months and she has just lost her fourth government minister.

Agriculture Minister Wagner Rossi has resigned amid corruption allegations. His resignation letter posted on the ministry's website says he has been falsely accused.

Local media reports say he has accepted bribes and jet rides from agriculture companies.

The president's chief of staff resigned in June amid questions about a spike in his wealth. The minister of transportation was removed in July as police continue investigating a widespread corruption scheme in that ministry.

Refresh | +1 Recommendations

Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.