国际英语资讯:Brazils Supreme Court opens graft case into former president Collor de Mello
<p><span word="BRASILIA">BRASILIA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Fernando">Fernando</span> <span word="Collor">Collor</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mello">Mello</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="laundering">laundering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illicit">illicit</span> <span word="association">association</span>.</p><p><span word="Collor">Collor</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mello">Mello</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senator">senator</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Lava">Lava</span> <span word="Jato">Jato</span> (<span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="Wash">Wash</span>).</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Collor">Collor</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mello">Mello</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> 29 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="reais">reais</span> (<span word="around">around</span> 9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="BR">BR</span> <span word="Distribuidora">Distribuidora</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subsidiary">subsidiary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Petrobras">Petrobras</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Lamborghini">Lamborghini</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ferrari">Ferrari</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bentley">Bentley</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="Rovers">Rovers</span>, <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raid">raid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brasilia">Brasilia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allege">allege</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Caroline">Caroline</span> <span word="Collor">Collor</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mello">Mello</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="private">private</span> <span word="operators">operators</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="Collor">Collor</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mello">Mello</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="illicit">illicit</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Collor">Collor</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mello">Mello</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1992 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="Cesar">Cesar</span> <span word="Farias">Farias</span>, <span word="treasurer">treasurer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Collor">Collor</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mello">Mello</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="assassinated">assassinated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>.</p>
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