EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil assets fall after banker arrest sparks political worries

SAO PAULO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's stocks and its currency dropped on Monday after the country's top court agreed to keep influential banker André Esteves under arrest indefinitely, sparking concerns about the extent of a sweeping political corruption scandal. Investors worry that political uncertainty could make it even harder for President Dilma Rousseff's government to pass austerity measures in Congress and regain investor trust. Prosecutors are preparing to file charges against
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