Brazil grants asylum to Bolivian senator
BRASILIA, Brazil Brazil's Foreign Ministry says it has granted asylum to a Bolivian opposition senator who says he's being politically persecuted and fears for his life.
A prominent Bolivian opposition politician has taken refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in La Paz, claiming that he is being persecuted by the administration of President Evo Morales for accusing government officials of human rights abuses, drug trafficking and corruption.