Presidential candidate Aecio Neves holds news conference in Rio de Janeiro скачать в хорошем качестве

Presidential candidate Aecio Neves holds news conference in Rio de Janeiro

(10 Oct 2014) Brazil presidential candidate Aecio Neves on Thursday condemned a corruption scandal within Petrobras, the state-run oil company, allegedly involving its employees and political parties, including the party of his opponent President Dilma Rousseff. The allegations surfaced in a testimony of former oil executive Paulo Roberto Costa, who said that some of the bribes paid to politicians in return for entering into contracts went to three parties in the 2010 elections, including Rousseff's Workers' Party. Neves described the allegations as "extremely serious." At a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Neves also criticised the economic policies and growing inflation during Rousseff's government. Voters have the choice to either re-elect the left-leaning Rousseff and endorse her protectionist trade stance, or move to the right with Neves, who has promised to cut government spending, open infrastructure to the private sector and pursue direct trade deals with Europe and the United States. Neves defied expectations in last Sunday's first-round vote, finishing second with 34 per cent to Rousseff's 42 per cent. Voters will choose between the two in the runoff on October 26. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...