UNDER SCRUTINY  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) and her Vice-President Michel Temer attend the inauguration ceremony of new ministers at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on October 5. A Brazilian court has ruled that Rousseff can be investigated for misuse of funds from state oil giant Petrobras during the 2014 election campaign. AFP PHOTO
UNDER SCRUTINY
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) and her Vice-President Michel Temer attend the inauguration ceremony of new ministers at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on October 5. A Brazilian court has ruled that Rousseff can be investigated for misuse of funds from state oil giant Petrobras during the 2014 election campaign. AFP PHOTO

BRASÍLIA: President Dilma Rousseff’s campaign will be investigated for alleged use of funds skimmed from the vast Petrobras corruption scheme, officials said Wednesday, in a twist that could potentially end her term early.

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