Brazilian ministers investigated for corruption will have to step down, says govt
Brazilian ministers investigated for corruption will have to step down, says govt
Source: Xinhua 2016-06-07 05:52:51
BRASILIA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Minister of the Presidency Eliseu Padilha, who is in charge of liaising between government officials, announced Monday that any officials being investigated by Operation Lava Jato will have to step down.
In an interview with the daily newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, Padilha said this decision had been taken by interim President Michel Temer to prevent new revelations from destabilizing his government.
Operation Lava Jato, also known as Operation Car Wash, investigates corruption at the country's oil giant Petrobras.
"If any person within the government appears within Lava Jato, the president's position is that this person must step aside," he said.
In the last weeks, two Temer ministers have already left the government due to being targeted by Lava Jato, and others may follow in the next few weeks.
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