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Brazil police searches Rio de Janeiro governor's residence

by Associated Press
| May 26, 2020 5:27 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police raided the official residence of Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel on Tuesday to carry out searches, part of an investigation into the embezzlement of public resources in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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