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Brazilian police say they have made their biggest-ever seizure of cash in an apartment allegedly used by one of President Michel Temer’s former cabinet members.
Police say they have counted more than $16m (£12.5m) in large-denomination notes found in the flat in the city of Salvador.
Former minister Geddel Vieira Lima is under house arrest.
Mr Temer is fighting a corruption crisis that has shaken his government.
The cash seizure was part of the police’s Operation Lost Treasure.
Mr Vieira Lima was arrested in July as part of of
a corruption investigation into a government-controlled bank.
Prosecutors say he tried to block investigations into state bank Caixa Economica Federal.
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Image caption Mr Vieira Lima is accused of obstructing an investigation into a bank
Mr Vieira Lima, who was in charge of relations with Congress, resigned from his role last November after a former minister accused Mr Vieira Lima of pressuring him to approve a property investment.
Brazil’s prosecutor general also charged Mr Temer and an aide with corruption – but last month the Brazilian Congress voted not to put him on trial for corruption.
Brazilian police say they have made their biggest-ever seizure of cash in an apartment allegedly used by one of President Michel Temer’s former cabinet members.
Police say they have counted more than $16m (£12.5m) in large-denomination notes found in the flat in the city of Salvador.
Former minister Geddel Vieira Lima is under house arrest.
Mr Temer is fighting a corruption crisis that has shaken his government.
The cash seizure was part of the police’s Operation Lost Treasure.
Mr Vieira Lima was arrested in July as part of of
a corruption investigation into a government-controlled bank.
Prosecutors say he tried to block investigations into state bank Caixa Economica Federal.
Image copyright Reuters
Image caption Mr Vieira Lima is accused of obstructing an investigation into a bank
Mr Vieira Lima, who was in charge of relations with Congress, resigned from his role last November after a former minister accused Mr Vieira Lima of pressuring him to approve a property investment.
Brazil’s prosecutor general also charged Mr Temer and an aide with corruption – but last month the Brazilian Congress voted not to put him on trial for corruption.
