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SÃO PAULO — The resignation of the top adviser to President Dilma Rousseff under scandal-clouded circumstances has called into question the strength of her government and her political judgment just six months after she took over.
The adviser, Antonio Palocci, resigned late Tuesday as chief of staff, ending weeks of growing rancor over suspicions that he illegally enriched himself through consulting contracts while a federal legislator and coordinator of Rousseff’s presidential campaign. There are signs that Rousseff’s handling of the scandal, which has been perceived as passive and reactive, could hurt her popularity.
