Weekly Report - 19 April 2005

BRAZIL: Watchdog reveals roster of congressional malfeasance

Southern Cone 20 April 2005 Modified: 19 April 2005 263 views

The government of President Lula da Silva may have two ministers under investigation but his Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) can boast that not a single one of its legislators has been indicted or is being investigated by the supreme court - no mean feat, given that one out of every six Brazilian legislators is in one or other of those situations.

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