Former president surrenders

SAO PAULO: Former Brazilian President Michel Temer yesterday surrendered himself to the country’s federal police, marking the second time he will be jailed on allegations he participated in a vast corruption scheme for decades.

Television images showed Temer leaving his home in Sao Paulo and going into the offices of Brazil’s federal police there.

On Thursday, when the arrest warrant was issued, his attorney decried the decision and said it was an ‘‘injustice.’’

His lawyers filed an appeal before his arrest that will be heard next week.

Temer (78) led Brazil between 2016 and the end of 2018. — Reuters