Exclusive - Court must weigh Brazil's plight in Temer ruling: incoming judge
Thu Apr 6, 2017 | 9:38pm BST
Exclusive - Court must weigh Brazil's plight in Temer ruling: incoming judge
By Ricardo Brito | BRASILIA
Brazil's top electoral court must consider the country's plight when deciding a case accusing President Michel Temer of illegal campaign funding, an incoming justice said, suggesting the tribunal should avoid pitching the nation deeper into crisis.
Admar Gonzaga, picked by Temer to join the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) later this month, said the court must weigh Brazil's difficult economic and political situation, not just the facts of the case involving the alleged use of graft money in the 2014 election.
"The TSE has a political responsibility ... We have to base our ruling on our vision of the political environment," Gonzaga told Reuters late on Wednesday.
He alluded to the fact that all major parties in the South American country stand accused of accepting bribes and illegal funds at the time of the election.
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