José Dirceu de Oliveira

…those arrested expanded to include José Dirceu, who had served as chief of staff for Lula from 2003 to 2005.

In August 2015 José Dirceu, who had served as chief of staff for Lula from 2003 to 2005, was arrested as the tentacles of the scandal reached toward the highest levels of elected office in Brazil. Already convicted of involvement in the mensalão affair, Dirceu had spent 18…