Brazilian president charged with accepting bribes
Pressure is mounting on Michel Temer shortly after secret recordings officially involved the president in the Petrobras scandal. Despite minimal support from the population, he could remain in office.
The Brazilian state prosecutor has formally charged President Michel Temer with bribery. Late Monday evening, a indictment was filed at Brazil's supreme court for a case in which the president has allegedly accepted bribes of half a million Brazilian real (EUR 135,000) in bribes from businessman Joesley Batista, report several media, including O Globo (Portuguese).
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