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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elonore Hughes

Brazil’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct

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Brazil’s federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct after he was fired over the allegations last year, a police official said Saturday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly speak about the case.

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