SAO PAULO, June 24 (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Jaques Wagner, a close ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, stepped down as the government’s leader in the Senate on Wednesday, he said in a post on X, becoming another high-profile casualty of a widening corruption investigation and posing new risks for Lula ahead of October’s election.
Brazilian authorities announced last week that Wagner was under investigation as part of the probe into allegations that Daniel Vorcaro, owner of the now defunct Banco Master, used his money and influence to cultivate support among prominent politicians.
(Reporting by Fernando Cardoso; Writing by Brendan O’Boyle; Editing by Fabiola Arámburo)
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