Brazil's Temer asked corrupt tycoon for financial aid: report
Source: Agence France-Presse
Brazil's Temer asked corrupt tycoon for financial aid: report
By AFP 45 mins ago.
Brazil's interim president Michel Temer asked Latin America's biggest construction tycoon, now in jail for his role in a massive corruption scheme, for millions of dollars in political donations, a report said Saturday.
The report in Veja magazine quoted the former executive, Marcelo Odebrecht, saying that Temer asked him for "financial support" during a 2014 dinner with members of his center-right PMDB party.
Odebrecht said he donated 10 million reais (about $3.156 million at current exchange rates) to the party, Veja reported.
The information was quoted from a leaked portion of a plea deal that Odebrecht is negotiating with prosecutors from the huge corruption probe dubbed Operation Carwash, Veja said.
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Judi Lynn
(160,218 posts)Corporate CEO Testifies Brazil's Temer Requested 'Financial Support'
Brazilian interim President Michel Temer can
Brazilian interim President Michel Temer can't escape continuing corruption allegations
against him and his political cronies. | Photo: Reuters
Published 6 August 2016 (13 hours 52 minutes ago)
Marcelo Odebrecht's testimony further tarnishes the administration of Brazil's interim president Michel Temer.
Interim president Michel Temer was accused of providing illegal payments to members of his government, according to legal documents obtained by Brazilian media outlet Veja.
A report published by Veja on Friday included official plea bargain testimony by Marcelo Odebrecht, a former executive at the Odebrecht construction company, who accuses Temer of soliciting cash payments.
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According to the legal records, the cash transfer of $3.1 million, was later registered in the Odebrecht accounting department, under a division of the finance wing known as the kickback department.
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(160,218 posts)Protests Against Temer Continue in Second Day of Brazil Olympics
A protester holds a sign with the words "Out Temer" during the Olympic torch relay in Rio
| Photo: Reuters
Published 5 August 2016
Thousands are still taking to the streets and beaches of Rio de Janeiro to demand the Senate imposed government resign.
Thousands of people from social and political movements in Rio de Janeiro continued to protest against the interim president of Brazil Michel Temer during the second day of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
An estimated 30,000 protesters gathered around the Maracana Stadium on Friday, where the opening ceremony of the games took place, but were met by security forces who managed to stop them from entering the stadium.
Earlier on Friday, Brazilian police used teargas to disperse hundreds of people in Rio de Janeiro that were protesting against the coup government of Temer. Meanwhile, in the city of Sao Paulo, 35 protesters were arrested by police.
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