BRASILIA, Brazil, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Eduardo Cuhna, former speaker of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, was arrested Wednesday over accusations he received $5 million in bribes as part of the nationwide Petrobras corruption scandal.
Cuhna was arrested in Brasilia and was transferred to the southern city of Curitiba. Brazilian federal judge Sergio Moro, who is leading the corruption investigation, said he ordered Cuhna's arrest because of the "real possibility" he could flee due to hidden assets abroad, O Globo reports.