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Tag: Marcos Valerio

Marcos Valério (seen here in 2005) has recently told Veja magazine that Lula was the "boss" of the mensalão, Brazil News

Valério Implicates Lula in the Mensalao

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By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – The mensalão case, dubbed the “trial of the century,” moves into its most politically significant phase this week with the Supreme Court examining the allegations of vote buying by the Partido...
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José Luis de Oliveira Lima, a defence attorney of former chief minister José Dirceu, speaks to the Supreme Court (STF) during the mensalão trial, Brazil News

Mensalão Corruption Trial Begins in Brazil

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By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – Seven years after the scandal surfaced, Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday, August 2nd began to hear the huge cash-for-votes corruption case that threatens to tarnish former President Lula’s legacy and the...
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