Tag: Marcelo Calero

• Saturday, November 26th 2016 - 13:23 UTC

  Temer administration further weakened by more corruption claims: calls for impeachment

  

  A Brazilian minister resigned on Friday amid allegations that he enlisted President Michel Temer's help to pressure a fellow Cabinet member to approve a luxury apartment development project in a preservation zone. The announcement feeds a growing scandal over alleged misuse of power that threatens Temer's presidency only six months after he replaced a predecessor ousted from office by Congress — and at a time corruption investigations have tarred many senior politicians.

• Monday, May 23rd 2016 - 10:58 UTC

  Temer backsteps and this Monday will reinstate the Culture Ministry

  

  Brazil's interim President Michel Temer will reinstate the Culture Ministry this Monday, a government official said, after an outcry from some of the country's top artists over his policy to fold it into the Education Ministry to save money