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Brazil's Congress rejects corruption case against President Temer
The corruption case, involving the payment of bribes by meatpacker JBS SA, had paralysed Temer’s reform agenda for six months and weakened his government.
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Brazil's Temer escapes corruption charges in committee vote
The full lower house of Brazil’s Congress still must vote on the charges but is expected to shelve them next week, sparing Temer from trial by the Supreme Court.
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Brazil's Temer faces new graft charges over JBS testimony
It is the second set of criminal charges filed against the president based on the plea-bargain testimony of the owners of the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA.
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Brazil's top court approves new graft probe of President Temer
The new investigation is based on a wiretapped conversation of a former Temer aide who, according to court documents, discussed shaping the decree in return for bribes channelled from a port operator to the president.
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Brazil leader Temer says corruption charge against him 'weak'
In a radio interview, Temer said he has enough votes to quash the charge that he took bribes from executives at the world's largest meatpacker.
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Driver rams his car into Brazil’s presidential residence
Access to the area was closed after the incident. Temer lives in Jaburu, another official residence, less than a mile away from Alvorada.
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Brazil’s President Michel Temer charged with taking bribes
Temer’s office and his attorney, Antonio Mariz, declined to comment on the charges. Temer has repeatedly said he is innocent of any wrongdoing.
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Brazil top court ruling potentially undercuts Temer investigation
That move would have killed the entire plea bargain process, which has been a key tool in uncovering massive graft schemes in recent years, prosecutors told Reuters.
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Brazil court to rule in 2014 case that could unseat President Temer
If Temer is removed from office, lower House Speaker Rodrigo Maia would take over and Congress would have 30 days to pick a caretaker.
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Brazil’s Temer urges court to end uncertainty overshadowing growth
Brazil’s economy eked out growth in the first quarter following its most painful recession in more than a century.
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Brazil's president defiant in face of calls for him resign
Party officials said on Monday the PSDB would wait until the Supreme Court rules on whether to continue an investigation of Temer.
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Protesters call for Temer resignation as uncertainty grips Brazil
Demonstrators gathered across Brazil on Sunday to call for the resignation or ouster of President Michel Temer.
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Brazil’s Michel Temer refuses to resign in face of investigation
The investigation raised the possibility Brazil could see a second president fall in less than a year.
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Brazil president says will survive new scandal-senator
Brazilian President Michel Temer on Thursday told lawmakers that his government would not be toppled by allegations.
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Brazil ex-President Lula calls graft case a ‘farce’ in fiery defence
Lula is accused of receiving a beach apartment in return for helping the OAS construction firm win government contracts.
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Brazil protesters, police clash in first general strike in decades
Despite the protests, Temer and members of his center-right government denounced the strike as a failure.
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Brazil faces nationwide strike threatening to paralyse country
Demonstrations were scheduled in other major cities across the Latin American nation of more than 200 million people.
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Brazil lawmakers pass labour bill in bittersweet victory for Temer
The measure passed by 296-177 in an expected victory to Temer who is struggling with low approval ratings amid a sweeping corruption scandal.
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Brazil judge orders corruption probe into a third of Temer's cabinet
A Supreme Court justice dealt President Michel Temer and Brazil's political elite a heavy blow on Tuesday by ordering investigations into eight cabinet ministers.
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Head of Brazil electoral court sees Temer surviving election case
Centrist Temer took over the presidency following the impeachment of the left-leaning Rousseff in May for breaking budgetary rules.
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Brazil's Temer says high abstentions show voters disenchanted
Temer said the immense number of abstentions & spoilt ballots showed need for political reform in Brazil.
