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Judge Accepts Denouncement, and Michel Temer Become Defendant for The Sixth Time
He will respond to the accusation of criminal organization and embarrassment to investigation
May.7.2019 1:30PM
BRASÍLIA e SÃO PAULO
A federal judge in the federal district accepted a denouncement against ex-president Michel Temer (MDB), making him a defendant for the sixth time. He will respond to charges of a criminal organization and embarrassment to the investigation.
Former ministers Eliseu Padilha (Civil House) e Moreira Franco (Mining and Energy) were also accused of corruption.
The denouncement, received on May 3, accused Temer of making businessman Joesley Batista (J&F group) pay undue advantages to ex-president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha (MDB-RJ).
Accusations against the ex-president and the ex-ministers were made in 2017, by the attorney-general Rodrigo Janot, and had its proceedings barred after a vote in the House - as Temer was president, the denunciation needed the authorization of the deputies to advance.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2019/05/judge-accepts-denouncement-and-michel-temer-become-defendant-for-the-sixth-time.shtml