Temer manages a first victory to avoid trial over graft charges

Friday, July 14th 2017 - 07:29 UTC

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Brazilian President Michel Temer looked on track on Thursday to avoid trial over graft charges, after a committee of lawmakers recommended the accusations against him be shelved ahead of a congressional vote. If the matter is put aside, Temer would win some respite. Read full article

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Frankly speaking, the “sins” committed by the crooks are so atrocious against Brazil; that they all - the +/-
TWO Thousand of them - should at least be PERMANENTLY behind the bars; although some of them DEFINITELY deserve the Electric Chairs.
Jul 15th, 2017 - 02:44 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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SkippyVonBraun
As predicted Temer shutdown justice. That is why he was made president.
Jul 17th, 2017 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Enrique Massot
I fail to see the cheerleader crowd coming to voice their outrage for this show of bias and partiality when it comes to chastise corruption. However self-righteous commentators are crowding the commentary section under the story about Lula da Silva's guilty verdict.

Talk about double standard.
Jul 17th, 2017 - 04:59 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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DemonTree
No one expected anything different. Since it's up to the Chamber of Deputies and not the courts it's entirely a political decision. Temer has enough support to continue for now, but there will be more charges coming and his chances of making it to the end of his (or rather Dilma's) term are not that great.

I'd say the earlier decision to let him and Rousseff off for the campaign finance corruption was a bigger deal as that was an actual court and they more or less admitted they did it to avoid political turmoil.
Jul 17th, 2017 - 11:47 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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