Brazil’s ex-education minister arrested on corruption charges
Brazil’s former top education official was arrested on corruption charges, the president said on Wednesday, noting his former aide will answer for his actions ahead of elections later this year in which graft scandals loom large for voters. “If he is innocent, no problem. If he is guilty, he will pay,” President Jair Bolsonaro told local broadcaster Radio Itatiaia, referring to former Education Minister Milton Ribeiro. “The government is collaborating with the investigation. We don’t condone any of this.” In a statement, Ribeiro’s lawyer Daniel Bialski said his client’s arrest was “unfair, unmotivated, unnecessary” and that he was filing a … Continue reading Brazil’s ex-education minister arrested on corruption charges