Rio's pro-Israel mayor, Marcelo Crivella, arrested on corruption charges
3 shares Rio Mayor Marcello Crivella speaks at the inauguration of the city's Holocaust memorial, Dec. 13, 2020. (Courtesy of the Rio Holocaust Memorial via JTA) RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — The outgoing mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a staunch backer of Israel and the local Jewish community, was arrested Tuesday on corruption allegations less than two weeks after helping inaugurate a Holocaust memorial in the city. Marcelo Crivella, 63, was granted home arrest for being part of a risk group for COVID-19. Crivella, who laid the memorial cornerstone for Rio’s Holocaust memorial in 2017, has deni...
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