Cuban doctor, Ramona Rodriguez, 51, speaks to the media at the office of the center-right Democratas party leadership in the lower chamber of Brazil's Congress in Brasilia February 5, 2014. REUTERS/Wilson Dias/Agencia Brasil Handout via Reuters
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Cuban doctor working in Brazil sought asylum on Wednesday complaining that Cuba's communist government takes too big a slice of her pay, authorities said.
Ramona Rodriguez, 51, sought refuge on Tuesday in the office of Ronaldo Caiado, leader of the centre-right Democratas party in the lower chamber of Brazil's Congress, and slept the night on a sofa.
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