VOICED : Dinero incautado a exgobernador de Rio pagara salarios atrasados

In Rio de Janeiro, around 150,000 retired officials will finally receive their 2016 bonus, made possible by the recovery of funds embezzled by former governor Sergio Cabral, who is imprisoned for corruption. Brazil's Attorney General, Rodrigo Janot, announced the repatriation of $83 million from foreign accounts, aided by Cabral's associates. Cabral's arrest was part of Operation Lavallato, which investigates a bribery network in Petrobras. Rio's financial crisis has led to delayed payments to officials, prompting negotiations with the federal government for aid in exchange for austerity measures and privatization of water services, sparking public protests.

What enabled the payment of the 2016 bonus to retired employees of Rio de Janeiro?

• A new tax reform

• A loan from the World Bank

• Increased tourism revenue

• Recovery of embezzled funds

Who was the former governor of Rio de Janeiro involved in the corruption case?

• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

• Sergio Cabral

• Dilma Rousseff

• Rodrigo Janot

What was the name of the operation that led to Sergio Cabral's arrest?

• Operation Green Light

• Operation Safe Streets

• Operation Car Wash

• Operation Clean Hands

What financial challenges was Rio de Janeiro facing?

• Decreased foreign investments

• High unemployment rates

• Rising inflation

• Delayed payments to employees

What did Rio de Janeiro negotiate with the federal government in exchange for financial aid?

• Expansion of healthcare services

• Reduction in public transport fares

• Privatization of the water service

• Increase in public sector wages