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| Petrobras scandal: Workers' Party treasurer questioned | |
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| Police in Brazil are questioning the treasurer of the governing Workers' Party in connection with a scandal involving state oil giant Petrobras. | |
| Party Treasurer Joao Vaccari Neto was not formally arrested but was taken to a police station to make a statement. | Party Treasurer Joao Vaccari Neto was not formally arrested but was taken to a police station to make a statement. |
| The move comes a day after Petrobras CEO Graca Foster formally resigned. | The move comes a day after Petrobras CEO Graca Foster formally resigned. |
| Investigators allege that companies paid inflated prices for Petrobras contracts and that money was funnelled to the Workers' Party and its allies. | |
| This latest development is an uncomfortable moment for President Dilma Rousseff and her party, BBC Brasil's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo says. | This latest development is an uncomfortable moment for President Dilma Rousseff and her party, BBC Brasil's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo says. |
| It had been alleged at earlier stages of the inquiry that politicians were involved in the scandal, but the questioning of Mr Neto moved it into a new phase, our correspondent adds. | It had been alleged at earlier stages of the inquiry that politicians were involved in the scandal, but the questioning of Mr Neto moved it into a new phase, our correspondent adds. |
| Police said they were following up 62 additional warrants for detentions, arrests and searches. | Police said they were following up 62 additional warrants for detentions, arrests and searches. |
| They said their action resulted from the analysis of documents and contracts seized earlier in the inquiry, as well as information from individuals already being questioned. | They said their action resulted from the analysis of documents and contracts seized earlier in the inquiry, as well as information from individuals already being questioned. |