Top prosecutor charges Brazilian President Michel Temer in graft scandal
Brasilia — Brazil’s top prosecutor charged President Michel Temer with bribery on Monday, plunging Latin America’s biggest country into what could be prolonged new political turmoil. The bribery charge filed by prosecutor-general Rodrigo Janot swept Temer into the forefront of a giant graft scandal that has engulfed Latin America’s biggest country over the last three years. Although several past Brazilian presidents and scores of other politicians are currently being investigated for corruption in the "Car Wash" probe, Temer is the first leader in the country’s history to face criminal charges while still in office. Temer acted "in violation of his duties to the state and to society", Janot wrote, citing "abundant" proof that the president received bribe money. For Temer to go on trial, the lower house of congress must first approve Janot’s charge by a two-thirds majority. Temer would then be suspended for six months for the trial. Janot is also probing Temer for alleged obstruction...
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