This is

CBS I on the world, the New World Report.

I welcome Ernesto Arrujal, former foreign minister for the Republic of Brazil to help me with a story

that is breaking news in Brazil in these last hours. Reuters, Brazilian police

arrest lawmaker, two others in 2018 murder of Rio Council Member.

The lead paragraph tells us a little bit.

Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski told a news conference,

the arrest closes six-year-old case that offered

a look at how organized crime has infiltrated public institutions in Rio.

Federal police arrested Congressman Brazow, his brother Domingus Brazow,

a counselor on the Rio de Janeiro State Audit Court,

and former real police chief Rivaldo Barbosa, my goodness,

we're looking at major figures in the governance of Rio now detained for a murder plot. Ernesto, this is all news to me but it seems most significant

especially for the people of Rio but for the whole country because we're looking at the Central right the insiders who run the country now alleged in a murder plot against one of their own.

What is the reason for the murder that was understood at the time?

What do you learn from these new reports?

Good evening to you.

Good evening, John. So yes this is still to be fully digested but well the

the murder of Marieli, the consular, is a tragedy.

It certainly stems from the fight against

or among crime organizations in Rio,

their dispute for territory.

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