Gustavo Arribas was the Director-General of the

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. He was appointed to the position in December 2015.

Career

Prior to heading the Federal Intelligence Agency, Arribas was an agent and broker for professional

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players.

Corruption allegations

Arribas was accused by Brazilian police of receiving $850,000 through a money-laundering scheme. Arribas was also investigated for possibly accepting a bribe of $600,000 from

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in 2013.

References

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