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Brazil's Temer wins Congressional votes to block graft charge
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS
AUGUST 1, 2017 / 11:52 PM / 9 MINUTES AGO
Brazil's Temer wins Congressional votes to block graft charge
Anthony Boadle
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress voted on Wednesday to reject a corruption charge against President Michel Temer for allegedly taking bribes, saving him from facing a possible Supreme Court trial that could have ousted him from office.
Temer won enough ballots to keep the opposition from gaining the two-thirds of the vote required to move the corruption case forward to the top court.
The strong show of support for Temer raised the prospects that he can now move ahead with reform of Brazil's pension system that is crucial to plug a wide budget deficit and revive investor confidence in an economy emerging from recession.
But Temer is widely expected to face more corruption charges in the coming weeks, which would again put his presidency at stake.
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AUGUST 1, 2017 / 11:52 PM / 9 MINUTES AGO
Brazil's Temer wins Congressional votes to block graft charge
Anthony Boadle
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress voted on Wednesday to reject a corruption charge against President Michel Temer for allegedly taking bribes, saving him from facing a possible Supreme Court trial that could have ousted him from office.
Temer won enough ballots to keep the opposition from gaining the two-thirds of the vote required to move the corruption case forward to the top court.
The strong show of support for Temer raised the prospects that he can now move ahead with reform of Brazil's pension system that is crucial to plug a wide budget deficit and revive investor confidence in an economy emerging from recession.
But Temer is widely expected to face more corruption charges in the coming weeks, which would again put his presidency at stake.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-temer-idUSKBN1AI09B
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