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Brazil police suspect Temer, aides involved in corruption
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 / 7:36 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Brazil police suspect Temer, aides involved in corruption
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s federal police suspect that President Michel Temer, alongside a group of close aides from his party, participated in illicit acts that rendered him up to 31.5 million reais ($10 million) in advantages and other perks.
In a report on Monday, police said there were indications that Temer, 77, and the so-called “Gang of the Lower House” might have engaged in active and passive corruption acts, fraud and other crimes. The report was sent to the Federal Supreme Court, the only court with the authority to investigate a sitting president.
While the report did not specify what advantages Temer might have obtained, it identified a series of transfers made from companies such as Odebrecht SA, and cash stemming from state contracts. The report gathered data from recent testimonies that incriminated Temer in the campaign financing of at least one ally.
According to the police, Temer’s Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha and Wellington Moreira Franco, Temer’s privatization tzar, were also named in the investigation, which started in 2015.
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Brazil police suspect Temer, aides involved in corruption
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s federal police suspect that President Michel Temer, alongside a group of close aides from his party, participated in illicit acts that rendered him up to 31.5 million reais ($10 million) in advantages and other perks.
In a report on Monday, police said there were indications that Temer, 77, and the so-called “Gang of the Lower House” might have engaged in active and passive corruption acts, fraud and other crimes. The report was sent to the Federal Supreme Court, the only court with the authority to investigate a sitting president.
While the report did not specify what advantages Temer might have obtained, it identified a series of transfers made from companies such as Odebrecht SA, and cash stemming from state contracts. The report gathered data from recent testimonies that incriminated Temer in the campaign financing of at least one ally.
According to the police, Temer’s Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha and Wellington Moreira Franco, Temer’s privatization tzar, were also named in the investigation, which started in 2015.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-temer/brazil-police-suspect-temer-aides-involved-in-corruption-idUSKCN1BN1BR
