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New Brazil graft charge may be tougher for Temer to stop: Maia
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 / 12:54 PM / AN HOUR AGO
New Brazil graft charge may be tougher for Temer to stop: Maia
Eduardo Simões
3 MIN READ
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer faces a tougher battle to quash an imminent second corruption charge because he has lost support among disgruntled members of his governing coalition in Congress, the country’s lower house speaker said on Monday.
Speaker Rodrigo Maia also said the government does not have the votes to approve an overhaul of the costly pension system, a cornerstone of Temer’s plan to address a record budget deficit.
Last month, the house rejected the first corruption charge against Temer, that he took bribes from executives at the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA, in return for political favors.
Brazil’s top prosecutor is expected to file a new charge by next week. Some Temer allies feel they were not rewarded for voting to save him from a Supreme Court trial, while parties whose members voted against him kept their cabinet posts.
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New Brazil graft charge may be tougher for Temer to stop: Maia
Eduardo Simões
3 MIN READ
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer faces a tougher battle to quash an imminent second corruption charge because he has lost support among disgruntled members of his governing coalition in Congress, the country’s lower house speaker said on Monday.
Speaker Rodrigo Maia also said the government does not have the votes to approve an overhaul of the costly pension system, a cornerstone of Temer’s plan to address a record budget deficit.
Last month, the house rejected the first corruption charge against Temer, that he took bribes from executives at the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA, in return for political favors.
Brazil’s top prosecutor is expected to file a new charge by next week. Some Temer allies feel they were not rewarded for voting to save him from a Supreme Court trial, while parties whose members voted against him kept their cabinet posts.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics/new-brazil-graft-charge-may-be-tougher-for-temer-to-stop-maia-idUSKCN1BF22V