Congressional Committee Votes Not to Put Temer on Trial
- Committee votes 39 to 26 against trial of President Temer
- Decisive vote on house floor expected as soon as next week
Michel Temer
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A Brazilian lower house committee voted against putting President Michel Temer on trial as fresh criminal allegations have sidetracked his reform agenda.
Lawmakers on the Constitution and Justice Committee voted on Wednesday 39 to 26 in favor, with one abstention, of a recommendation to shelve charges of obstruction of justice and criminal conspiracy in a non-binding decision. In July, the committee voted 41 to 24 against prosecuting the president on bribery charges. The full lower house is expected to cast the definitive vote as early as next week on whether or not Temer will stand trial at the Supreme Court.