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Second minister in new Brazil government quits
Source: BBC
[font size=1]Fabiano Silveira resigned hours after staff at his Ministry scrubbed his office door calling for his resignation[/font]
Second minister in new Brazil government quits
31 May 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
The anti-corruption minister in Brazil's interim government has resigned, after a recording suggested he tried to derail an investigation into the state oil company, Petrobras.
Fabiano Silveira is the second interim minister to step down, a week after the planning minister resigned following the release of a similar recording.
Mr Silveira says his remarks have been taken out of context.
Both men were appointed by interim president, Michel Temer.
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In the recorded conversation broadcast on TV, Mr Silveira is heard apparently advising the speaker of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, and an ex-senator, Sergio Machado, on how to avoid investigations by prosecutors.
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31 May 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
The anti-corruption minister in Brazil's interim government has resigned, after a recording suggested he tried to derail an investigation into the state oil company, Petrobras.
Fabiano Silveira is the second interim minister to step down, a week after the planning minister resigned following the release of a similar recording.
Mr Silveira says his remarks have been taken out of context.
Both men were appointed by interim president, Michel Temer.
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In the recorded conversation broadcast on TV, Mr Silveira is heard apparently advising the speaker of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, and an ex-senator, Sergio Machado, on how to avoid investigations by prosecutors.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36414882
