A few hours later, Yamina Benguigui, the minister for the French-speaking world, who was elected as a Paris councillor on Sunday, was accused of lying on her declaration of assets.
Mr Sarney also omitted from his declaration of assets to the federal electoral tribunal a big house he owns in Brasília.Mr Sarney, who has spent 50 years in public life, is a survivor.
The Kirchners also own 98% of Hotesur, a company whose main asset is Alto Calafate, another luxury hotel in the town.The first family's business dealings have come under scrutiny since the release of the president's official declaration of assets for 2008.
According to his official declaration of assets and income, Mr Gilani was also a man of modest means, a pleasing contrast to the wealthy Mr Zardari, who has frequently been accused of graft and has attracted the nickname Mr Ten Percent.Now, accusations some of them from official bodies have exploded around Mr Gilani and his family.
He initially insisted he did not include the property in his declaration of assets because it was being bought by his wife Angélica Rivera.
Moreover, public trust will only be rebuilt through committed investigation and prosecution of corruption, and measures such as declaration of assets.
In 2008, the first family's official declaration of assets was released and showed an increase in wealth from $2.3 million to over $12 million for the period starting in 2003.
On 30 January 2008, Ao was found guilty on 40 counts of bribe-taking, 13 counts of money laundering, two counts of abuse of power, one count of incorrect declaration of assets and one count of holding assets from unknown sources; Ao was sentenced to 27 years in prison.
