Corruption probe clouds survival of Brazil's transition leader
Source: Reuters
Fri Dec 23, 2016 | 6:30pm GMT
Corruption probe clouds survival of Brazil's transition leader
By Anthony Boadle | BRASILIA
Corruption allegations implicating Brazilian President Michel Temer and his party are casting doubt on his ability to remain in office and causing the first cracks in his coalition amid growing calls for early elections.
Allegations that Temer and members of his inner circle solicited illegal funds for his 2014 vice presidential campaign threaten to undermine a solid majority in Congress that put him in office by impeaching leftist Dilma Rousseff in August.
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Some coalition allies warned they may drop their support for Temer if allegations emerging from the investigation into state-run oil company Petrobras continue to involve the president. That is likely, given that the testimony of another 75 executives on Odebrecht's massive role in Brazil's biggest-ever graft scheme has come to light.
Odebrecht executives have already testified that the engineering firm illegally funded Temer's 2014 vice presidential campaign. Temer has denied accepting illegal donations.
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