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Brazil's top court approves new graft probe of President Temer
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 / 3:14 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Brazil's top court approves new graft probe of President Temer
Reuters Staff
1 MIN READ
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Roberto Barroso authorized federal prosecutors to investigate Brazilian President Michel Temer in an alleged corruption case involving a decree regulating ports, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
The investigation was based on a wiretapped conversation of a former Temer aide, Rodrigo Rocha Loures, who allegedly discussed using his influence to shape the decree in return for bribes from a company.
Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Brad Haynes and Daniel Flynn
Brazil's top court approves new graft probe of President Temer
Reuters Staff
1 MIN READ
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Roberto Barroso authorized federal prosecutors to investigate Brazilian President Michel Temer in an alleged corruption case involving a decree regulating ports, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
The investigation was based on a wiretapped conversation of a former Temer aide, Rodrigo Rocha Loures, who allegedly discussed using his influence to shape the decree in return for bribes from a company.
Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Brad Haynes and Daniel Flynn
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-ports/brazils-top-court-approves-new-graft-probe-of-president-temer-idUSKCN1BN2P0