Brazil police arrest close aide of president in World Cup scheme
(The Guardian Brazil)

Tadeu Filippelli, a former vice-governor of the capital and cabinet adviser, was among three senior politicians detained in Brazil´s latest corruption scandalA new thread in the web of corruption investigations around Brazilian president Michel Temer was revealed on Tuesday when police arrested a close aide for an alleged kick-back scheme involving the World Cup stadium in Brasilia. Related: Brazil: explosive recordings implicate President Michel Temer in bribery Related: Brazil woman got longer jail term for Easter egg theft than corruption culprits Continue reading...