A Brazilian Federal court in Brasilia has ordered the release of former Education Minister, Pastor Milton Ribeiro from jail after being arrested Wednesday on a preemptive basis for allegedly diverting public funds for his own benefit and collecting bribes from municipal authorities.
By Eduardo Davis Brasilia, Jun 22 (EFE).- Police arrested a former cabinet minister and two Protestant pastors with close ties to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday, while the ultrarightist leader was in the middle of his campaign for the October presidential election. The complaint that resulted in the arrest of Milton Ribeiro, the former …
Brazil s Deputy Attorney General Lindôra Maria Araújo filed a motion before Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Carmen Lucia not to move on with a corruption case against President Jair Bolsonaro, citing there was not enough evidence to justify it.
BRASÍLIA, March 29 Brazil’s education minister resigned yesterday after coming under investigation over allegations he inappropriately channeled federal funds to political allies of two influential Evangelical pastors at President Jair Bolsonaro’s request. The ex-minister, Milton Ribeiro,.