Shasta Darlington – CNN, 08/02/2012
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.
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.
