BRASILIA, 21 May. (Reuters) - Brazil's federal prosecutors on Friday asked Antonio Palocci, chief of staff Dilma Rousseff president, offering full details of contracts won as a consultant before entering the government in January. It is a reaction to growing accusations from the opposition on influence peddling.
Palocci performed this work while he was campaign manager Rousseff last year and took a seat in the House, on behalf of the Workers Party. You now have a period of more than 15 days to provide explanations for the contracts, the identity of their clients and the reason why in the last five years have increased by 20 their income from their activities as a consultant.
Opponents point to previous work that the current chief of staff may have influenced government decisions on some of his former clients. Palocci denies it, and emphasizes that it had taken all necessary measures to avoid resorting to a conflict of interest with your company - Projeto - and says its revenues are properly set.
The scandal began on May 15, when the 'Folha de S. Paulo 'income Palocci revealed by high-end properties in Sao Paulo. This is the first serious debate in which one member is involved Rousseff team, which took office on January 1. Brazilian law does not prohibit members of parliament will be rewarded by private business.
Only in 2010, Projeto generated a profit of 20 million reais (about 8.7 million euros). Palocci concedes he has not been able to provide more information because they signed confidentiality clauses in most contracts. Some MPs are calling for the Executive Member make public its list of former clients.
Palocci resigned as finance minister in 2006 as a result of a sex and bribes scandal. Erenice War, the last chief of staff to former President Luiz Lula da Silva Inazio resigned among allegations of influence peddling. Already in 2005 his predecessor, Jose Dirceu, also had to step down for his involvement in a policy of regime votes.
You suspended his political rights for a period of ten years. 
Palocci performed this work while he was campaign manager Rousseff last year and took a seat in the House, on behalf of the Workers Party. You now have a period of more than 15 days to provide explanations for the contracts, the identity of their clients and the reason why in the last five years have increased by 20 their income from their activities as a consultant.
Opponents point to previous work that the current chief of staff may have influenced government decisions on some of his former clients. Palocci denies it, and emphasizes that it had taken all necessary measures to avoid resorting to a conflict of interest with your company - Projeto - and says its revenues are properly set.
The scandal began on May 15, when the 'Folha de S. Paulo 'income Palocci revealed by high-end properties in Sao Paulo. This is the first serious debate in which one member is involved Rousseff team, which took office on January 1. Brazilian law does not prohibit members of parliament will be rewarded by private business.
Only in 2010, Projeto generated a profit of 20 million reais (about 8.7 million euros). Palocci concedes he has not been able to provide more information because they signed confidentiality clauses in most contracts. Some MPs are calling for the Executive Member make public its list of former clients.
Palocci resigned as finance minister in 2006 as a result of a sex and bribes scandal. Erenice War, the last chief of staff to former President Luiz Lula da Silva Inazio resigned among allegations of influence peddling. Already in 2005 his predecessor, Jose Dirceu, also had to step down for his involvement in a policy of regime votes.
You suspended his political rights for a period of ten years.
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