Brazil Justice Minister Stepping Down as Probes Fuel Dissent

  • Jose Eduardo Cardozo was at odds with ruling party over probes
  • Cardozo now will take over as nation's attorney general
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Brazilian Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo will step down and take over as the nation’s attorney general, fueling concerns about political meddling in the country’s largest ever corruption investigation.

President Dilma Rousseff will replace Cardozo with Wellington Cesar Lima e Silva, the chief prosecutor from Bahia state, according to a government statement. The current attorney general, Luis Inacio Adams, previously said he would resign at the end of February. The cabinet changes are planned to be implemented on Thursday, according to a government official who was briefed on the matter.