23-05-2017 20:09 via theguardian.com

Brazil police arrest close aide of president in World Cup scheme

Tadeu Filippelli, a former vice-governor of the capital and cabinet adviser, was among three senior politicians detained in Brazil’s latest corruption scandalA new thread in the web of corruption investigations around Brazil’s president, Michel Temer, was revealed on Tuesday when police arrested a close aide for an alleged kickback scheme involving the World Cup stadium in Brasilia.Related: Brazil: explosive recordings implicate President Michel Temer in briberyRelated: Brazil woman
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