Brazil Suspends Money Transfer to NGOs After Political Scandal
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff suspended all money transfers to non-governmental organizations in response to allegations that the former sports minister Orlando Silva was using this type of contract to divert government funds.
Rousseff signed a decree suspending payments to so-called NGOs for up to 30 days to assess the execution of programs the government hired the organizations to carry out, according to the Presidential Palace blog.