Call for Brazil corruption action
More than 100 people, including MPs and two former government ministers, should face criminal charges, an inquiry into a Brazil corruption scandal recommends. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing. The 1,800-page report, published on Wednesday, is the result of a nine-month parliamentary investigation. It uncovered evidence that the ruling Workers’ Party made illegal cash payments to lawmakers from other parties that joined its coalition. Full Story