Rousseff Sees Fourth Brazil Minister Resign on Allegations
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Brazilian Agriculture Minister Wagner Rossi resigned amid corruption allegations, the fourth top official to leave President Dilma Rousseff’s government in less than three months.
Rossi, a member of Rousseff’s main coalition partner, the Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB, resigned yesterday after reports in Veja magazine that there was evidence of kickbacks and embezzlement in the ministry. Milton Ortolan, the ministry’s executive secretary, resigned Aug. 6 because of the reports. Rossi will be replaced by lawmaker Mendes Ribeiro, the presidency said in a statement today.