Legislative / Parliament

Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff is trying to protect her precursor and supporter Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from accusations by giving him a office in the government. As a minister he would be immune against the allegations of money laundering and corruption he is facing currently. For Rousseff protecting da Silva is a difficult step as her support is fading because of the weak economy and corruption scandals.

About three million people were demonstrating against their president Dilma Rousseff in Brazil. According to polls about sixty percent of the population is for Rousseff's impeachment. Brazil is in a political crisis caused by a weak economy and corruption scandals.

The corruption scandal in Brazil is weakening president Dilma Rousseff's coalition. The partner of her labor party PMDB might get a majority for dissolve the union. Though there is a thirty day period before PMDB's head Michael Temer can make an ultimate decision.

Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff is confronted with big demonstrations and the call for her impeachment. According to Brazilian organisations more then 800.000 demonstrators are expected. The political crisis is caused by the weak economic situation and by the corruption scandal around the state oil company Petrobas. The scandal involves major parts of Brazil's political elite.

Wilhelm Korak and Johanna Trodt - Limpl, both MPs in the Austrian state Kärnten, are accused of incorret use of tax money. As normal in these cases an report was darfted for the top prosecutor Graz and now the extradition of the two politicans has been requested.

Prahova Court confirmed Thursday the reopening of the criminal investigation against several people, including a former Deputy Adrian Semcu, in a case related to illegal land retrocession.

Monika Rathgeber, a former top public offical, has been allowed to spend the rest of her imprisonment as house arrest. Rathberger is condemned for fraud and forgery. She had taken 12 Mio. Euro from the federal catastrophe fund with fake signatures and documents.

Eligijus Masiulis, the now-former leader of Liberal Movement and Raomondas Kurlianskis, vice-president of company holding "MG Baltic" (both suspected of large-scale bribery and graft respectively) were under surveillance of Lithuania's Special Investigation Service (STT) for 7 months.

The Anti-Corruption Summit in London proves to be a success, despite the inappropriate remarks made by David Cameron earlier this week. It was the first time state leaders from all over the world gathered on invitation of the British government to discuss the combating of corruption. The outcome is an action plan that consists of three steps, of which one aims to expose corruption. The United Kingdom is the first G20 country that wants to introduce a register of economic property that reveals who is the actual owner or controller of a company.