Brazil arrests former Rio governor in corruption probe: police

 

Brazilian federal police arrested the former governor of Rio de Janeiro state on Thursday as part of an investigation into the embezzlement of 220 million reais ($64 million) in public work projects, a police spokesman said.

Sergio Cabral is the highest-profile politician to be arrested in recent months amid a massive anti-corruption investigation that has rattled Brazil’s political and business establishment.

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