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Former Brazil chief of staff took bribes in office - prosecutor


    CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Jose Dirceu, chief of staff for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was one of the main instigators of a bribery scheme involving state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA while in office, federal prosecutor Carlos Fernando dos Santos Lima said on Monday at a news conference.

    (Reporting by Sergio Spagnuolo; Writing by Caroline Stauffer; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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