Reuters: Brazil's Rousseff attacks leaks after corruption allegations
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff lashed out on Thursday at the leaking of testimony to the media after a newsweekly published allegations linking her and her mentor, ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to a giant graft probe roiling Brazil.
The magazine IstoE reported that ruling party Senator Delcidio Amaral, a key legislative ally for Rousseff before he was arrested in November, allegedly tied the president and her predecessor to the scandal engulfing state oil company Petrobras in a 400-page statement made to prosecutors.
In a communique issued by her office, Rousseff condemned the widespread use of leaks as a political weapon.
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WNU Editor: What is happening in Brazil right now is going to impact the entire hemisphere.
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