The change is linked to a federal crackdown that uncovered a scheme of unauthorized deductions from social security benefits.

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The Brazilian police reported that they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's historic concert on Copacabana beach (Rio de Janeiro), which was attended by more than two mi ...

Police arrested two people in connection with the alleged plot. Lady Gaga's team said it had no knowledge of potential risks ...

Carlos Lupi resigned Friday from his post as Brazil's Social Security Minister after meeting at the Palácio do Planalto with ...

Brazil’s minister for social security resigned on Friday over a scandal concerning an alleged scheme to defraud retirees of ...

Brazil's social security minister resigned following a police probe into a massive fraud scheme involving pension payments.

Brazil's Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which ...

Brazil’s social security minister has resigned amid a police probe into a billion-dollar fraud scheme involving pension ...

SAO PAULO - Brazil's Social Security Minister Carlos Lupi resigned from his position on Friday, with President Luiz Inacio ...

Brazil's Social Security Minister Carlos Lupi is expected to resign from his position on Friday, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported, citing government sources. Lupi's ...