Brazil's New President Is Being Investigated For Corruption

Brazil's President Michel Temer reacts during launch ceremony of the ''New School'' (Novo Ensino Medio) at the Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Wall Street Journal: Brazil’s Supreme Court Gives OK to Open Probe of New President Temer

Judge approves preliminary investigation, which is based on plea-bargain testimony by a key witness that implicates President Michel Temer, other PMDB members

SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Supreme Court late Friday gave the green light to prosecutors to open a probe into corruption allegations that President Michel Temer is linked to a sprawling graft scandal centered on the nation’s state-run oil company.

Brazil Supreme Court Judge Teori Zavascki approved the preliminary investigation, which is based on plea-bargain testimony by a key witness that allegedly implicates Mr. Temer and several high-ranking members of his Brazilian Democratic Movement Party or PMDB, including Senate President Renan Calheiros, according to a lawyer close to the case.

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Update #1: Brazil Supreme Court OKs probe into allegations citing Temer (Reuters)
Update #2: Brazilian Judge Authorizes Preliminary Probe of Allegations Pointing to Temer (VOA)

WNU Editor: He is also getting into trouble for these remarks .... Brazil's President Michel Temer Says Rousseff was Impeached for Refusing His Economic Agenda (The Intercept).