SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The former head of the Brazilian football federation, Ricardo Teixeira, is facing charges of money laundering and tax evasion, a police source said on Monday, as an international bribery scandal put the spotlight on Brazil's national sport.
Teixeira's successor as president of the CBF federation, José Maria Marin, was arrested on Wednesday by Swiss police along with six other executives of world football body FIFA on indictments for corruption brought by U.S. authorities.
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