Brazil: Research on the election campaign of President Rousseff
The Federal Police of Brazil stated that it was conducting an investigation of irregularities possibly committed during the election of the president's campaign Dilma Rousseff in 2014.
According to the press office of the federal police, the investigation began on October 7, following a decision of the judge of the Electoral Court Zilmar Mendes.
The president declined to make any comment on the investigation.
The research aims to determine whether Rousseff and the fellow candidate, Vice President Michel Temer, abused their power during the election campaign and whether there was any illegality associated with campaign finance.
The initiation of the investigation may give impetus to opposition portion efforts to move dismissal process of President Rousseff in Congress.
These efforts have lost some of their momentum earlier this week, as President Rousseff and President of the House Eduardo Cunha concluded an awkward truce after both face the risk of being removed from their posts.
If there is a conviction, the electoral victory of Rousseff last October could be canceled.
However, the investigation and the trial is expected to take months, if not years, while the president has the right to appeal to the Supreme Court.
For fraud 15.5 million. Dollars the prosecution accuses the president of the House
Prosecutors Brazilian recited Friday charges against the President of Parliament Edward Swing, who will play a key role in a possible dismissal procedure of President Rousseff, for tax evasion amounting to 15.5 million. Dollars, in the context of the huge corruption scandal public oil company Petrobras.
Already, Eduardo Cunha was accused by prosecutors in August, he got under the table 5 mln. Dollars to approve a contract of Petrompras.
The difference scandal in Brazilian flagship company estimated that the cumulative damage caused 2 billion. Dollars from 2004 to 2014.
The investigation revealed that the cot and his wife maintain bank accounts in Switzerland. The 57chronos chairman of the House of Brazil denies categorically what the accused.
The prosecution emphasizes that the assets of MP Swing "increased by 214% between 2002 and 2014" and all his assets were frozen.
Edward Swing left to accept or reject the requests submitted to move dismissal process of President Rousseff.
Brazilian President of the House has rejected so far several requests to start such a process, however, is expected to rule soon on new requests.
Strain the Brazilian Democratic Party, the largest party in Parliament, to cooperate with the government, Swing argues that the government is trying to use the justice against him.
The camp has accused the president on the side of the cot that he intends to detonate with a dismissal procedure, a time bomb that could lead to the fall of the 67 year old Rousseff.
The Federal Police of Brazil stated that it was conducting an investigation of irregularities possibly committed during the election of the president's campaign Dilma Rousseff in 2014.
According to the press office of the federal police, the investigation began on October 7, following a decision of the judge of the Electoral Court Zilmar Mendes.
The president declined to make any comment on the investigation.
The research aims to determine whether Rousseff and the fellow candidate, Vice President Michel Temer, abused their power during the election campaign and whether there was any illegality associated with campaign finance.
The initiation of the investigation may give impetus to opposition portion efforts to move dismissal process of President Rousseff in Congress.
These efforts have lost some of their momentum earlier this week, as President Rousseff and President of the House Eduardo Cunha concluded an awkward truce after both face the risk of being removed from their posts.
If there is a conviction, the electoral victory of Rousseff last October could be canceled.
However, the investigation and the trial is expected to take months, if not years, while the president has the right to appeal to the Supreme Court.
For fraud 15.5 million. Dollars the prosecution accuses the president of the House
Prosecutors Brazilian recited Friday charges against the President of Parliament Edward Swing, who will play a key role in a possible dismissal procedure of President Rousseff, for tax evasion amounting to 15.5 million. Dollars, in the context of the huge corruption scandal public oil company Petrobras.
Already, Eduardo Cunha was accused by prosecutors in August, he got under the table 5 mln. Dollars to approve a contract of Petrompras.
The difference scandal in Brazilian flagship company estimated that the cumulative damage caused 2 billion. Dollars from 2004 to 2014.
The investigation revealed that the cot and his wife maintain bank accounts in Switzerland. The 57chronos chairman of the House of Brazil denies categorically what the accused.
The prosecution emphasizes that the assets of MP Swing "increased by 214% between 2002 and 2014" and all his assets were frozen.
Edward Swing left to accept or reject the requests submitted to move dismissal process of President Rousseff.
Brazilian President of the House has rejected so far several requests to start such a process, however, is expected to rule soon on new requests.
Strain the Brazilian Democratic Party, the largest party in Parliament, to cooperate with the government, Swing argues that the government is trying to use the justice against him.
The camp has accused the president on the side of the cot that he intends to detonate with a dismissal procedure, a time bomb that could lead to the fall of the 67 year old Rousseff.
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