SAO PAULO, June 24 - Brazilian Senator Jaques Wagner, a close ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, stepped down as the government's leader in the Senate on Wednesday, becoming another high-profile casualty of a widening corruption investigation and posing new risks for Lula ahead of October's election. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SAO PAULO, June 24 - Brazilian Senator Jaques Wagner, a close ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, stepped down as the government's leader in the Senate on Wednesday, becoming another high-profile casualty of a widening corruption investigation and posing new risks for Lula ahead of October's election. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.