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Brazil congressional aides gave R$2m to election candidates

Original: Congress aides donate R$2m to candidates, sometimes topping salary

Records show aides working for members of Brazil's National Congress donated around R$2 million to election candidates, with some individual contributions exceeding the donors' official salaries. The figures raise questions about how staff on public payrolls can afford such sums, and whether the donations reflect genuine personal support or indirect channeling of political money ahead of elections.

Why now: Donations by public employees exceeding their salaries suggest possible irregular or straw-man campaign financing in Brazil.

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