RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The architect of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's 2010 and 2014 campaigns, Joمo Santana, landed in Brazil from the Dominican Republic on Tuesday and was taken in a police jet to the city of Curitiba, the epicentre of a massive corruption probe, his spokesman said.
The arrest of Santana is a threat to Rousseff, who is facing questions over whether her 2014 campaign was financed with bribe money skimmed off of state-run oil company Petrَleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras.
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