Police in Brazil are
questioning the treasurer of the governing
Workers' Party in connection
with a scandal involving state oil giant Petrobras. Party Treasurer Joao Vaccari Neto was not formally arrested but was taken to a police station to make a statement.
The move comes a day after Petrobras CEO Graca Foster formally resigned.
Investigators allege that companies paid inflated prices for Petrobras contracts and that money was funnelled to the Workers' Party and its allies.
Prosecutor Carlos Fernando dos Santos Lima said they wanted to know about donations "legal or illegal" that Mr Neto had requested from people with Petrobras contracts.
This latest development is an uncomfortable moment for President Dilma Rousseff and her party, BBC Brasil's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo says.
It had been alleged at earlier stages of the inquiry that politicians were involved in the scandal, but the questioning of Mr Neto moved it into a new phase, our correspondent adds.
Police said they were following up 62 additional warrants for detentions, arrests and searches.
They said their action resulted from the analysis of documents and contracts seized earlier in the inquiry, as well as information from individuals already being questioned.
Replacements for Ms Foster and other Petrobras board members are due to be named on Friday.
Source:BBC
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