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Brazil's ex-education minister arrested on corruption charges

Federal police officers leave the headquarters of the Ministry of Education in Brasilia, Brazil June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

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.

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