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| Subject: Good stuff: Arrest of Brazil's 'maker of presidents' could undo Dilma Rousseff Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:54 pm | |
| Brazilian political strategist Joao Santana earned his nickname "the maker of presidents" by guiding leftist leaders to power in Latin America and Africa, but his arrest this week could undo his most important client, President Dilma Rousseff.
A member of Ms Rousseff's inner circle who masterminded her two successful election campaigns, Mr Santana is accused by prosecutors of receiving payment for his services in money illegally siphoned from state oil company Petrobras.
A prize-winning journalist before he became Latin America's most successful campaign strategist, the 63-year-old says the allegations are unfounded and politically motivated.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/arrest-of-brazils-maker-of-presidents-could-undo-dilma-rousseff-20160227-gn56a7.html#ixzz41QoDAANc |
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