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Brazil president Lula's five years under Bolsonaro - from prison time to resurrection

New leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was serving a 12-year corruption sentence, but was freed in 2019 after a supreme court ruling which infuriated followers of the far-right Jair Bolsonaro

Daily Mirror

Lula narrowly wins Brazil’s presidency in stunning comeback

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won election as Brazil’s president in a dramatic comeback for the left-wing politician who was languishing in a jail cell just three years ago on corruption charges.

Tribune News Service

Sudani Kicks Off Duties as Iraq PM with Fight Against Corruption

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani kicked off on Friday his duties after his government earned the parliament’s vote of confidence on Thursday. A majority of the 253 lawmakers present voted to appoint 21 ministers, with two posts — the Construction and Housing Ministry and the Environment Ministry — remaining…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ecuador Energy Minister Xavier Vera resigns amid corruption investigation

Ecuador's energy minister Xavier Vera resigned on Friday amid an investigation into accusations he arranged jobs at state oil company Petroecuador in exchange for bribes.

Reuters

LA bribery trial spotlights City Hall corruption in run-up to election

LOS ANGELES — When billionaire Chinese developer Wei Huang burst into the U.S. real estate market 12 years ago, he did it with a bang, buying a downtown L.A. lot where he set out to build a 77-story skyscraper. It was supposed to be the tallest on the West Coast.

Los Angeles Times

Neymar: Fraud and corruption charges dropped against PSG star

Prosecutors had sought a two-year prison term for Neymar and the payment of a €10million fine

The Independent UK

Spanish prosecutors drop charges against Neymar

BARCELONA: Prosecutors in Spain on Friday dropped corruption and fraud charges against football star Neymar and others accused in a trial over the Brazilian's 2013 move from Santos to Barcelona.

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Tasmanian MP under investigation by corruption watchdog over alleged conflict of interest

Tasmania's corruption watchdog says it is investigating a member of parliament who is alleged to have failed to disclose a conflict of interest while making policy and expenditure decisions.

ABC News

The shadow workers of Qatar: Is World Cup host 'sportswashing' its reputation?

Will the 2022 World Cup, which is taking place in less than a month, be a successful exercise in "sportswashing"? Plagued with accusations of worker abuse, homophobia, sexism, racism and corruption since FIFA awarded them the World Cup 12 years ago, Qatar has had to answer for thousands of harrowing…

France 24

China accused of using overseas bases to target dissidents

China has reportedly established dozens of “overseas police stations” in nations around the world as part of Beijing’s crackdown on corruption

The Independent UK

Samsung officially names third-generation heir Lee chairman

Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government

The Independent UK

Sen. Bob Menendez is under federal criminal investigation again

The probe comes five years after the DOJ dropped its corruption case against Menendez.

Axios

NJ Sen. Robert Menendez faces new federal probe

WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez faces another federal investigation about five years after a trial on federal corruption charges ended in a mistrial, a Menendez adviser confirmed Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Jon Stewart says Hunter Biden’s Burisma role was ‘corruption, straight off the bat’

The comedian also said the president’s son benefited from “nepotism”

The Independent UK

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Reuters

U.S. sanctions target corruption, Russian operations in Moldova -Treasury Dept

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on individuals and entities involved in what it described as Russia's malign influence operations in Moldova as well as systemic corruption in the small eastern European country.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Teamsters boss John Coli gets 19 months in prison for illegal payments from Cinespace Studios

The feds enlisted Coli as a cooperator in 2019, just as a set of aggressive investigations into old-school, Chicago-style corruption turned public. He was seen as particularly significant given his ties to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, former Chicago Mayors Richard M. Daley and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Voters Key to Breaking Deadlock in Israeli Election

The voices of Israel’s Palestinian citizens are often drowned out or delegitimized in the country's noisy politics. Yet in the upcoming parliament election, they could hold the key to breaking an entrenched political deadlock. Israelis vote Tuesday for the fifth time in under four years. The country remains divided over…

France 24

Rebellion Afrobeat: Growing up with Fela Kuti

Nigerian star Fela Kuti is one of the 20th century's musical pioneers. He not only created Afrobeat, which combines free jazz, funk and multiple musical genres from West Africa, but was also politically active. Kuti braved police brutality as he questioned the Nigerian military dictatorship, corruption in Africa and around…

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The Guardian - AU

Victoria police team involved in violent arrests will put public at risk if not overhauled, Ibac says

State’s anti-corruption commission finds critical incident response team officers failed to properly record use of force

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: is cooperation always a force for good?

What looks like altruism through one lens could be seen as corruption through another

Los Angeles Times

Leaked racist audio recording could push LA City Hall further left in Nov. 8 election

LOS ANGELES — Dissatisfaction with Los Angeles City Hall has been simmering for years, with residents growing exasperated over the protracted homelessness crisis, anxious over crime and exhausted by a string of corruption indictments targeting various city leaders.

The Conversation

South Africa's parliament fails to hold the executive to account: history shows what can happen

In South Africa’s apartheid era from 1948 to 1994, the executive arm of government dominated over parliament. In any system, this allows a small group of politicians to dominate the larger body of elected representatives from which they are drawn, with no effective limitations. Corruption and abuse of power almost…

Reuters

Li Xi gets graft-busting role on China's new Standing Committee

Li Xi, the Communist Party chief of the economic powerhouse Guangdong province, assumed two new titles on Sunday when he was elevated to the elite Politburo Standing Committee and put in charge of the party's influential graft-busting body.

Reuters

South Africa's Ramaphosa outlines anti-graft plans after inquiry

South Africa will overhaul its anti-corruption strategy and ensure the independence of prosecutors, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday, responding to recommendations from a state inquiry into alleged corruption under his predecessor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside AT&T’s alleged ‘conspiracy’ to bribe powerbrokers at the Illinois Capitol

WBEZ and the Sun-Times have learned the identities of three former top phone-company lobbyists with ties to a Springfield corruption scandal as former AT&T President La Schiazza, pleaded not guilty to five criminal counts in federal court Friday.

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