The planning minister Romero Jucá decided to resign following the release of the telephone conversation in which he speaks about removing president Dilma Rousseff from office. Jucá didn’t deny that that the conversation took place, however he claims that his words were taken out of context. In the leaked call, Jucá also speaks about the "national pact" that could stop the Operation Car Wash  (Lava Jato) - an investigation that has been carried out by the Federal Police of Brazil since March 2014 over money laundering and corruption allegations at the state-controlled oil company Petrobras in which many politicians have already been charged.

Rousseff party's reaction was instantaneous and Afonso Florence, one of the members of Rousseff's party, said that this new scandal could "lead to the cancellation" of the impeachment procedure. Rousseff claims that  her opponents organized a coup against her.

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For more on the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and its procedure click here  and here.
For more on the Petrobras corruption scandals in Brazil click here and here.

For more on the dire economic situation of Brazil click here.
For economic facts and figures on Brazil click here and here.