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09:27 03/08/2012
Brazil starts massive corruption trial
Seven years after politicians were accused in a vote-buying scheme, Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday started the trial of 38 people suspected of involvement in the scandal, CNN reported.
Eleven Supreme Court justices started the hearings in the capital city of Brasilia.
The defendants are accused of using public funds to pay lawmakers monthly bribes for their support during the first government of President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in 2005.
Lula's former chief of staff, Jose Dirceu, is among the defendants, along with other top members of his Worker's Party, bankers and businessmen.
The main accusation in what is known as the Mensalao scandal, which means "big monthly allowance," is that the Worker's Party diverted funds from advertising budgets -- not for personal enrichment, but to ensure lawmakers passed Lula's initiatives through Congress.
Defendants have been charged with money-laundering, corruption and accepting bribes. They deny the allegations.
Brazilian media is calling it "the trial of the century."
The trial is expected to last a month and could tarnish the Workers Party and Lula's legacy ahead of municipal elections.
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