Brazil president says ministers likely to quit

Brazilian

President Michel Temer has said some of his cabinet ministers are likely to resign after being placed under investigation in a massive corruption probe, as he seeks to draw a line under a scandal threatening his sweeping fiscal reforms.

Last week a Supreme Court justice opened investigations into eight ministers — nearly a third of Temer’s cabinet — after they were accused of wrongdoing by executives of engineering group Odebrecht SA in plea bargain testimonies. (Reuters)