Brazil's High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office Friday, as police raided his official residence in a ...
Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel is alleged to have taken $50 million in kickbacks related to funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic AFP/MAURO PIMENTELRIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office Friday , as police raided his official residence in a probe into accusations he stole emergency funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Prosecutors say Witzel, an erstwhile ally of President Jair Bolsonaro, set up a slush fund for bribes as soon as he took office in January 2019. "The president has made extremely serious but frivolous accusations against me, because he thinks I'm going to be a presidential candidate" in Brazil's 2022 elections, he said.Rio is second only to Sao Paulo in infections and deaths from the virus in Brazil, which is in turn the country hit second-hardest in the world, after the United States, with nearly 3.8 million cases and 120,000 people dead.
Bolsonaro laughed when asked about Witzel's legal woes by a supporter outside the presidential palace in Brasilia."Corruption seems to have sunk deep roots in Rio," said Vice President Hamilton Mourao.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Brazil paradise island reopens, with a Covid-19 catchRIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Fernando de Noronha, a tropical island off Brazil known as one of the world's most coveted travel destinations, said Thursday (Aug 27) it is reopening to visitors, with a catch: they have to have had Covid-19.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague cityA family held hostage by drug traffickers. A violent police shootout on a busy street. A mother killed while shielding her three-year-old daughter ...
Read more »
Raizen, Ultrapar among likely bidders for Petrobras refinery in Parana: sourcesBrazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA is set to receive binding offers on Thursday for its Presidente Getulio Vargas refinery, with local firms Raizen ...
Read more »
Raizen, Ultrapar among likely bidders for Petrobras refinery in Parana: SourcesBrazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA is set to receive binding offers on Thursday for its Presidente Getulio Vargas refinery, with local firms Raizen ...
Read more »
Brazil paradise island reopens, with a Covid-19 catchRIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Fernando de Noronha, a tropical island off Brazil known as one of the world's most coveted travel destinations, said Thursday (Aug 27) it is reopening to visitors, with a catch: they have to have had Covid-19.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague cityA family held hostage by drug traffickers. A violent police shootout on a busy street. A mother killed while shielding her three-year-old daughter ...
Read more »