Brazil's Federal District Governor Celina Leão hospitalized with respiratory symptoms
Translated from Portuguese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Celina Leão, the governor of the Federal District of Brazil, has been hospitalized in Brasília due to respiratory symptoms.
- She is being treated for pneumothorax, a condition involving air accumulation between the lung and chest wall, at Hospital Santa Lúcia.
- Leão assumed governorship after Ibaneis Rocha's resignation and is reportedly seeking to distance herself from a recent financial scandal involving Banco Master.
Celina Leão, the governor of Brazil's Federal District, was admitted to Hospital Santa Lúcia in Brasília on Sunday with respiratory symptoms. She is currently under medical observation for pneumothorax, a condition characterized by the presence of air between the lung and the chest wall, which can cause pain and breathing difficulties.
Leão took over the governorship of the Federal District following the resignation of Ibaneis Rocha, whom she served as vice-governor. Their political alliance reportedly fractured recently amid a crisis linked to the Banco Regional de Brasília (BRB) and its alleged involvement in a significant fiscal fraud scheme operated by Banco Master, led by Daniel Vorcaro.
Rocha had reportedly guaranteed BRB's attempted purchase of Banco Master while he was in office. The former president of BRB, Paulo Henrique Costa, is currently detained, and there are suggestions that he might implicate the former governor in a plea deal.
Governor Leão is reportedly attempting to separate herself from her predecessor and the ongoing Master crisis. In a recent interview with Estadão, she stated that she and Rocha had distinct roles concerning Banco Master, responding to questions about their involvement.
Each of them had a different CPF.
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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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