Weekly Report - 16 March 2004

BRAZIL: PT funding scandal lingers on

Southern Cone 16 March 2004 Modified: 16 March 2004 245 views

The scandal over the ruling PT's shady campaign funding refuses to go away, for all the government's efforts to block a formal congressional inquiry. Lula's Vice-President has come out clearly in favour of a parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPI). From another quarter, the opposition PSDB has been refocusing public attention on the PT slush-fund allegations arising from the murder of Celso Daniel [WR-04-05].

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