http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/08/brazil.chief.of.staff/index.html Caught up in questions raised by a newspaper investigation into the sudden swelling of his wealth, Brazil's Cabinet chief resigned Tuesday, a hit against President Dilma Rousseff.
Antonio Palocci, a Worker's Party stalwart, served as finance minister for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before becoming Rousseff's right-hand man as chief of staff.
In all, he was chief of staff to the president for only 23 days.
Palocci had been under fire since an investigation by the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper found that his wealth grew 20 times during a period of four years while he was a lawmaker. As the scandal unfolded, several lawmakers asked for a formal investigation, but according to Palocci's resignation letter, the attorney general decided to close the case.
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