Court: Brazilian president to face new investigation
Brazil’s top court authorized a new corruption and money-laundering investigation of President Michel Temer on Tuesday, yet another case that raises the possibility of his suspension from office.
Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso ruled there is sufficient evidence to investigate whether Temer signed a decree in May 2017 to favor a company operating in the port of Santos in exchange for bribes.
Barroso also authorized an investigation of Rodrigo Rocha Loures, a former Temer aide accused of carrying bribe money for Brazil’s leader in a separate case.
Temer’s lawyers could not be located for comment, but the president has strenuously denied any wrongdoing in the cases raised against him.