Priscilla Mazenotti
Reporter Agência Brasil

Brasília - Brazil's Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal) (STF) has ordered an investigation into whether or not there was a congressional payoff scheme in which some members of Congress received "monthly allowances" (mesadas) for voting with the government. Chief Justice, Nelson Jobim, gave instructions to the Federal Police, authorizing them to analyze documents and identify any member of the government, including the Congress, who signed receipts or made withdrawals from bank accounts belonging to adman, Marcos Valerio. Valerio is accused of being the COO of the payoff scheme.

At the moment, a Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPI) is investigating the case as well.

Translator: Allen Bennett