Brazilian President Michel Temer has been charged with accepting bribes by the country’s chief prosecutor. He is accused of receiving money from the boss of a giant meatpacking firm implicated in a corruption scandal. Mr Temer denies any wrongdoing. The charges have been delivered to a Supreme Court judge who must now decide if the … Read more
Brazil’s top electoral court voted to acquit President Michel Temer and former President Dilma Rousseff following an investigation of allegations they received illegal campaign funds in the 2014 elections. The 4-3 decision gives Temer some breathing room, but he still faces a corruption investigation and street protests that threaten to force him from office before … Read more
Brazil’s President Michel Temer has been acquitted of irregularities in the 2014 election, a ruling which allows him to stay in office. By four votes to three, the Superior Electoral Court rejected claims that illegal money was used in the campaign. If found guilty, Mr Temer could have been forced out of the presidency. The … Read more
Brazilian President Michel Temer on Saturday demanded the Supreme Court suspend a probe into his alleged obstruction of justice, claiming the central piece of evidence is flawed. Temer said an audio recording purporting to show him discussing payment of hush money to a jailed politician had been “doctored”. Temer spoke in only his second public … Read more
Brazil’s President Michel Temer has said he will ask the Supreme Court to suspend an investigation against him, because vital evidence has been “manipulated”. In a defiant speech, Mr Temer said the audio, in which he allegedly discusses the payment of hush money to a jailed politician, needed to be validated. Mr Temer is suspected … Read more
Brazilian President Michel Temer has taken millions of dollars in bribes since 2010, according to testimony released by the Supreme Court. The plea-bargain testimony came from bosses of a giant meat-packing firm. If confirmed, the accusations could prove devastating for Mr Temer’s crisis-hit administration, though he has vowed to prove his innocence. He is already … Read more
Brazil is reeling from a dramatic new twist in its ongoing political crisis. Amid calls for his resignation from the public and politicians alike, President Michel Temer is now under investigation by the Supreme Court, accused of authorising bribe payments to allegedly silence a jailed former party ally. Temer denied the accusations and after much … Read more
President Michel Temer of Brazil has denied a newspaper report that he approved payments to silence a possible witness in a corruption inquiry. He was accused of authorising illicit payments to a jailed former speaker of the lower house of the Brazilian parliament, Eduardo Cunha. Cunha was sentenced in March to 15 years in prison … Read more
After a lengthy process that took nine months, Brazil impeached its first female president, Dilma Rousseff. The impeachment proceedings, launched owing to accusations of “fiscal peddling”, followed revelations of a massive corruption scheme at state-owned energy giant Petrobras. Before assuming the presidency, Rousseff was chairman of Petrobras, Brazil’s biggest company, between 2003 and 2010. When … Read more
Former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff has labelled the current leader Michel Temer a “traitor” and “illegitimate president” and called on the government to hold fresh elections. The Senate suspended Rousseff in May over accusations of illegal accounting practices and manipulating the budget to mask a slumping economy. Rousseff denied any wrongdoing and described efforts to … Read more
Brazil’s President Michel Temer has said he will block attempts to approve controversial legislation giving amnesty to politicians who received illegal donations for their campaigns. Brazilians have protested in recent weeks against the measure. The proposal comes amid a major corruption investigation at the state oil company, Petrobras. Mr Temer took office in May promising … Read more
A prominent Brazilian minister accused of corruption has resigned, over a scandal which also involves President Michel Temer. Geddel Vieira Lima, who was in charge of relations with Congress, was accused by a former minister of pressuring him to approve a property investment. Mr Temer was also accused of trying to help Mr Lima. The … Read more
Brazil’s President Michel Temer has been accused of pressuring a cabinet minister to engage in corrupt practices. Former Culture Minister Marcelo Calero said Mr Temer asked him to help another minister in a personal business deal. He said he was asked to allow construction of luxury apartments in a historic district of Salvador. Mr Calero, … Read more