Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 05BRASILIA1622, BRAZIL SCANDAL LIKELY TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #05BRASILIA1622.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05BRASILIA1622 2005-06-16 20:57 2011-07-11 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Brasilia
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BRASILIA 001622 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/16/2015 
TAGS: PGOV KCRM SOCI PREL BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL SCANDAL LIKELY TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS 
BETTER 
 
REF: A. BRASILIA 1494 
     B. BRASILIA 1544 
     C. BRASILIA 1602 
 
Classified By: POLOFF RICHARD REITER FOR REASONS 1.4B AND D. 
 
1. (C) SUMMARY.  While Brazilian Congressman Roberto 
Jefferson, in his testimony before the Congressional Ethics 
Committee this week, did not provide proof to support his 
charges that senior officials of President Lula's Workers' 
Party (PT) were involved in a scheme to buy votes in Congress 
from 2003 to 2005, his testimony was seen as credible and 
dramatic.  If the Lula administration breathed a sigh of 
relief on seeing that Jefferson had no hard evidence, it 
could be short-lived, as further revelations may follow next 
week.  Lula is reportedly planning to shuffle his cabinet in 
the coming days, with the resignation of powerful Chief of 
Staff Jose Dirceu seen as increasingly likely.  Congress has 
set up a formal investigative committee (CPI) to look into 
the related Postal Service scandal and may set up another CPI 
for the vote-buying scheme.  END SUMMARY. 
 
JEFFERSON'S TESTIMONY: THE DAY AFTER 
------------------------------------ 
2. (C) On June 14, Brazilian congressman and president of the 
PTB party Roberto Jefferson testified to the Chamber of 
Deputies' Ethics Committee about a scheme in which senior 
officials of Lula's Worker's Party (PT) allegedly paid 
thousands of dollars per month to secure the congressional 
votes of the allied PL and PP parties.  While he did not 
offer a smoking gun, Jefferson (an experienced trial lawyer 
by background) was seen as dramatic and credible in his 
televised testimony.  He noted that President Lula himself 
was not involved in the scheme, but that Lula's Chief of 
Staff, Jose Dirceu, was one of the PT members involved.  He 
also named names of Deputies from the allied PL and PP 
parties.  Citing exhaustion, Jefferson did not appear for his 
second day of testimony on June 15, scheduled to be a 
closed-door session.  In surprise moves, leaders of 
Jefferson's PTB party decided to retain him as party 
president and also to maintain the party in the governing 
coalition.  According to PTB leaders, their initial impulse 
to expel Jefferson weakened when polls revealed a positive 
reaction to his "convincing" June 14 testimony. 
 
THE WORST MAY BE YET TO COME 
---------------------------- 
3. (C) But the Lula administration is not out of the woods. 
We have heard from high-level sources that in the coming 
days, several members of Congress named by Jefferson as 
having received payoffs will publicly admit their role in the 
scheme and point fingers at PT officials, including Jose 
Dirceu.  In addition, the payoffs may not have been limited 
to the PP and PL parties, but may gone to major media outlets 
as well.  If true, these revelations could be explosive. 
 
CLEANING HOUSE IN THE CABINET 
----------------------------- 
4. (C) President Lula is reportedly planning to shuffle his 
cabinet and reorganize the fractious coalition.  If he 
resigns from the cabinet, Dirceu would take up the 
Congressional seat he won in the 2002 elections.  Others 
cited as possibles to resign are Central Bank President 
Mereilles and Social Security Minister Juca (both of whom 
have separate legal troubles), and possibly Lula's Political 
Coordinator Aldo Rebelo (who is not tarred by the scandal but 
who has signally failed to coordinate the coalition in 
Congress).  Parallel to the cabinet shakeup would be a 
reorganization of the coalition.  Jefferson's PTB, as well as 
the PP and PL that he charges with taking bribes, are all 
considered "parties for rent", without core beliefs or 
discipline.  As they have evolved from unreliable allies into 
downright liabilities, Lula may choose to push them to arm's 
length.  If so, he might look to replace their cabinet 
representatives (Tourism Minister Walfrido Mares Guia of the 
PTB and Transportation Minister Alfredo Nascimento of the 
PL), who themselves are performing creditably. 
 
GOVERNMENT IN CONTROL OF POSTAL SERVICE INVESTIGATIONS 
--------------------------------------------- ---------- 
5. (C) In a move urged personally by Lula, the governing 
coalition secured control of the key seats in the joint 
congressional inquiry committee (CPI) that will look into 
corruption in the Brazilian Postal Service and the Brazilian 
Reinsurance Institute.  It is alleged that officials at these 
agencies who had patronage jobs courtesy of Roberto Jefferson 
were involved in skimming funds and taking bribes.  In a 
tight vote, PT Senator Delcidio Amaral was elected to chair 
the CPI.  He quickly selected as rapporteur Deputy Osmar 
Serraglio (PMDB), an experienced attorney who is close to 
Jose Dirceu.  The CPI, which has subpoena powers, will begin 
work next week and has six months to present its final 
report.  Separately, Congress may set up another CPI to look 
into the vote-buying scheme being revealed by Roberto 
Jefferson. 
 
COMMENT 
------- 
6. (SBU) While most Brazilian scandals tend to "end in 
pizza", i.e., nobody is punished beyond a few days of 
negative press, this one feels different.  If it is true that 
evidence supporting Jefferson's charges will be revealed in 
the coming days, then a cabinet shuffle --with Dirceu among 
the first to go-- seems nearly inevitable.  It is far too 
early to gauge the long-term impact on Lula, his agenda, and 
his reelection chances, but even without the opposition 
stepping in to fan the flames, this crisis could get worse 
before it gets any better. 
DANILOVICH