Brazil police this morning searched the home of former president and current senator Fernando Collor as part of investigations into sitting congressmen allegedly involved in a scheme to divert money from Petrobras.
Police targeted 53 homes and businesses in 7 states to keep evidence from being destroyed, according to an e-mailed statement from the prosecutor general’s office.
Collor, a member of President Dilma Rousseff’s ruling coalition, said the search was “arbitrary and invasive.” The senator, who resigned as president in 1992 amid impeachment procedures, made himself available to testify and said the police operation was unnecessary, according to a statement posted on social media.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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