Fox News Latino/EFE, 05/06/2012
The Brazilian Senate’s Ethics Committee decided Tuesday to begin the process of expelling Sen. Demostenes Torres, who is accused of being part of an organization that runs gambling rackets.
The decision was made unanimously by the 15 members of the committee, who are convinced that there are reliable indications of close links between Torres and businessman Carlos Augusto Ramos, known as “Carlinhos Cachoeira” and the purported head of the criminal outfit.
Court-authorized wiretaps of Cachoeira, who has been under arrest since February, revealed his close connection to Torres.
