Brazil president denies report he laundered alleged bribe [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Sarah Dilorenzo, Associated Press
 Updated 1:44 pm, Friday, April 27, 2018

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Michel Temer took to television Friday to deny a report that he has laundered money and said he would urge his security minister to investigate how the allegations were leaked to the news media.

Brazil's top court has authorized an investigation into whether Temer accepted a bribe in exchange for a signing a decree favorable to operators at the country's largest port in Santos.

The Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Friday that Federal Police suspect Temer hid the alleged bribe by purchasing properties in the names of relatives, including his wife and his 9-year-old son. The paper did not name its source, and the police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In a hastily arranged televised address, Temer called the accusations lies and said that his income over the past 60 years has been entirely sufficient to justify the property purchases he had made.

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