Brazil ex-President Temer charged in graft case linked to meatpacker JBS

[Judi Lynn]

MARCH 28, 2019 / 7:16 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Brazil ex-President Temer charged in graft case linked to meatpacker JBS
Eduardo Simões
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been formally charged with corruption on allegations of using a middleman to procure a suitcase full of cash from the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.

Temer, who was president from 2016 until the end of 2018, was arrested last week as part of a separate investigation and accused of running a vast criminal enterprise that sought bribes for public works projects.

He denies all charges and was freed this week after a petition by his lawyers.

In 2017, Rodrigo da Rocha Loures was caught on video by security cameras running out of a Sao Paulo restaurant carrying a bag with 500,000 reais ($128,166) in cash that prosecutors said was a bribe from the owners of JBS.

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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-brazil-corrutpion/brazil-ex-president-temer-charged-in-graft-case-linked-to-meatpacker-jbs-idUKKCN1RA012?rpc=401&

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1. Mercy! Another Brazilian crooked politician. Who would have guessed?

Especially since we have one of our very own right here in Amerika.