BRAZIL LEADER DEFIANT AMID POSSIBLE CHARGES, MOUNTING WOES
Jun 26, 2:03 PM EDT
BRAZIL LEADER DEFIANT AMID POSSIBLE CHARGES, MOUNTING WOES
BY PETER PRENGAMAN AND MAURICIO SAVARESE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Facing possible corruption charges and tanking popularity, beleaguered Brazilian President Michel Temer on Monday said his government couldn't be toppled and Latin America's largest nation had no "Plan B."
Temer's comments were his first since returning from a trip to Russia and Norway last week that was filled with gaffes and mounting bad news.
"Nothing will destroy us. Not me and not our ministers," Temer said during the ceremonial signing of a bill in the capital of Brasilia.
Temer also said that Congress must continue with his proposed reforms to the labor laws and pension system, deeply unpopular measures aimed at helping Latin America's largest economy recover from a deep recession.
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