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June 21, 2005 / 5:22 PM

Brazil gets new chief of staff

BRASILIA, Brazil, June 21 (UPI) -- Brazil's new chief of staff, Dilma Rousseff, assumed his new position Tuesday following his predecessor's resignation last week amid a corruption scandal.

"Without a doubt it will be a challenge," said Rousseff about his new position. Prior to Tuesday, he was serving as Brazil's energy minister.

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Rousseff takes the post left by former Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu who stepped down after he was implicated in a corruption probe.

A federal deputy said Dirceu had firsthand knowledge of a plan to pay off lawmakers for their support in the Congress.

Though Dirceu denied his involvement he stepped down last Thursday.

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