Brazil: Imprisonment Of A Close Associate Of President Michel Temer

A close adviser and friend of the Brazilian president Michel Temer was arrested in connection with the investigation for corruption that targets the head of state.

In Brazil, a close adviser to the president was incarcerated. The position of Rodrigo Rocha Loures, accused of corruption is nicknamed "the man with the suitcase" because he had been filmed receiving a bag of tickets. With his incarceration, the position of President Michel Temer, very unpopular and suspected of corruption, has become increasingly fragile.

Brazilian President Michel Temer Will Not Resign

After the revelations accusing him of paying bribes, the reaction of President Michel Temer was awaited. And it was clear: no he will not resign. But the president did not hammer on Thursday that he would not resign and boast of his positive balance in economic terms, the articles are flying on what is now known as the Temer affair.

New Political Earthquake In Brazil

In Brazil, a new earthquake shook the political class: this time the conservative president Michel Temer is directly targeted. According to O Globo, Michel Temer met on March 7 Joesley Batista, one of the owners of the J & F group that controls the giant meat JBS. During their conversation, Joesley Batista explains to the president that he is paying money to Eduardo Cunha, former president of the Chamber of Deputies, currently in prison, to buy his silence on networks of corruption in the classroom Brazilian policy.

Brazil / Corruption: Lula Claims Victim Of Legal "Masquerade"

"This trial is illegitimate, it is a masquerade," insisted Wednesday in Curitiba (south) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a hearing of nearly five hours before a judge anti-corruption, determining the political future of the former President of Brazil.