Ex-SOEME union leader accused of money-laundering, smuggling and arms-trafficking. Prosecutors also seeking 10-year jail term for his wife, currently being held under house arrest.
Right-wing leader says Latin America 'must use all the diplomatic mechanisms, all the multilateral mechanisms available to allow this dictatorship to end.'
Brazil’s incoming government has sparked controversy by casting a veil of uncertainty over its future relations with Argentina and the Mercosur trade bloc.
Brazil's incoming Finance Minister Paulo Guedes dealt Buenos Aires a blow on Sunday, telling reporters: "Argentina is not a priority, neither is the Mercosur".
Brazil begin voting Sunday in a divisive presidential run-off ballot, with far-right former Army captain Jair Bolsonaro expected to see off Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad.
For some voters, the far-right candidate is tough on crime and will help create jobs in the country's flailing economy – and those factors trump whatever questionable comments he may have made in the past.
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