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Brazilian state governor suspended during corruption probe

by Associated Press
| August 28, 2020 6:27 AM

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian court has temporarily removed Rio de Janeiro’s governor from office due to corruption charges as authorities on Friday said they were carrying out scores of raids and more than a dozen arrests in the case.

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