Charge Against Brazil's Temer Should Go Ahead, Says Deputy
- President Michel Temer charged with bribe-taking by prosecutor
- Lower house committee to offer recommendation to plenary
Michel Temer.
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The Brazilian congressman leading a lower house committee’s discussions of alleged bribe-taking by President Michel Temer says he believes the charges need further investigation, the first step in a process that may force another president from office for the second time in a little over a year.
In a report that was highly critical of the president, Sergio Zveiter, the rapporteur on the Constitution and Justice Committee, or CCJ, recommended that the committee should advise the lower house of Congress to vote to put Temer on trial. The CCJ is expected to resume discussions on Wednesday and to rule on the graft charge later this week. Temer has denied wrongdoing.