Tadeu Filippelli, a special adviser in Brazil's President Michel Temer's Cabinet, arrives at the Federal Police headquarter after he was arrested, in Brasilia, Brazil, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested a presidential aide and two ex-governors as part of an investigation into the 2014 World Cup's most expensive stadium, another black eye for the country's political establishment that adds pressure on beleaguered President Michel Temer.
Tadeu Filippelli, a special adviser in Temer's Cabinet, and former Federal District governors José Roberto Arruda and Agnelo Queiroz were taken into custody early in the day, a police communique said.
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