Geddel Vieira Lima

Geddel Vieira Lima (born 18 March 1959) is a Brazilian politician who served in the Cabinet of Brazil under President Michel Temer until his resignation on 25 November 2016, amid accusations that he and the President had pressured Minister of Culture Marcelo Calero to approve a real estate project to build a 30-floor apartment building in a historic district of Ladeira da Barra.

He is accused along with former lower house president Eduardo Cunha of approving loans in return for kickbacks.

He had previously served as minister of national integration under president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

[5] On 5 September 2017, the Federal Police of Brazil found R$51 million[note 1] in an apartment in the Graça neighbourhood of Salvador, Bahia.

This is the largest sum of money in cash ever seized by law enforcement in a single operation in Brazil.