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| Petrobras probe arrests Brazil billionaire Andre Esteves | Petrobras probe arrests Brazil billionaire Andre Esteves |
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| One of Brazil's richest businessmen has been arrested as part of the corruption probe into the state oil giant Petrobras. | |
| Andre Esteves was reportedly arrested at his home. Documents were seized both from there and from the bank's headquarters in Sao Paulo. | Andre Esteves was reportedly arrested at his home. Documents were seized both from there and from the bank's headquarters in Sao Paulo. |
| The government's leader in the Senate, Delcidio Amaral, was also arrested. | The government's leader in the Senate, Delcidio Amaral, was also arrested. |
| Esteves, head of finance firm BTG Pactual, is Brazil's 13th richest man, worth an estimated $2.5bn (£1.7bn). | Esteves, head of finance firm BTG Pactual, is Brazil's 13th richest man, worth an estimated $2.5bn (£1.7bn). |
| Federal police also searched the senator's offices in Congress. No reasons or details have been given by the police for either arrest. | Federal police also searched the senator's offices in Congress. No reasons or details have been given by the police for either arrest. |
| According to the Brazilian media, police claimed the politician was detained because he was obstructing the course of an investigation. | According to the Brazilian media, police claimed the politician was detained because he was obstructing the course of an investigation. |
| Authorisation for both arrests was given by Brazil's Supreme Court. | Authorisation for both arrests was given by Brazil's Supreme Court. |
| More than 100 people have now been arrested in the two-year investigation, including politicians and former top executives at Petrobras, and some of the country's biggest construction firms. | More than 100 people have now been arrested in the two-year investigation, including politicians and former top executives at Petrobras, and some of the country's biggest construction firms. |
| On Tuesday, police arrested businessman and rancher José Carlos Bumlai, a friend of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in an investigation into loans benefiting his companies and president Dilma Rousseff's Workers' Party. | On Tuesday, police arrested businessman and rancher José Carlos Bumlai, a friend of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in an investigation into loans benefiting his companies and president Dilma Rousseff's Workers' Party. |
| Senior figures in the party have been indicted and arrested but neither Ms Rousseff nor Mr Lula has been named in the Petrobras probe. |