(AFP) - A judge involved in the probe of Brazil's huge pay-to-play corruption scandal at the state-run oil giant Petrobras died in a plane crash Thursday.
Teori Zavascki, 68, died when the light plane in which he was flying went down off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.
His death was confirmed in a Facebook posting by his son Francisco and by Attorney General Rodrigo Janot.
Zavascki served as a rapporteur at the Supreme Court in the Petrobras case, which has ensnared much of Brazil's business and political elite.
The plane crashed near the resort town of Paraty, 250 kilometers (160 kilometers) south of the city of Rio, the navy said .... https://www.yahoo.com
