Corruption charges filed against embattled Brazilian President Temer

Embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer who has been dogged with controversy has been slammed with corruption charges by prosecutors who accuse him of receiving a $150,000 bribe from the boss of a meatpacking company implicated in a corruption scandal.

The Supreme Court, Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot also received a filing against Temer for alleged obstruction of justice and membership of a criminal group.

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Reacting to the charge, Temer denied any wrongdoing, and also revealed that he had no intention to step down.

“There is no plan B,” he said at a ceremony to sign a new bill in the capital Brasilia. “Nothing will destroy us — not me and not our ministers,” he said.

The charge against Temer which he has vehemently denied could possibly make him the country’s first serving leader to face a criminal trial while in office.

 

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