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This
Feb. 26, 2014 photo, released by the Agencia Senado, shows Brazilian Sen.
Delcidio do Amaral of the ruling Worker's Party. Brazilian police arrested
Amaral, the government's leader in the Senate, for allegedly obstructing the
investigation into a corruption scandal at state-owned oil company Petrobras.
(Pedro Franca/Agencia Senado via AP)
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Brazilian police on
Wednesday arrested the government's leader in the Senate for allegedly
obstructing the investigation into a corruption scandal at state-owned oil
company Petrobras. Supreme
Court Justice Teori Zavascki authorized the arrest of Sen. Delcidio do Amaral
of the governing Worker's Party after examining evidence allegedly showing he
interfered in the investigation of the widespread corruption-kickback scheme at
the oil company.
Under
Brazilian law, the Supreme Court must approve any investigation of legislators
or top officials in the executive branch. Any criminal charges or trials of
such figures must also must be approved and judged by the top court.
