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Judi Lynn

(160,601 posts) Fri Apr 27, 2018, 05:12 PM Apr 2018

Brazil president denies report he laundered alleged bribe

Sarah Dilorenzo, Associated Press
Updated 1:44 pm, Friday, April 27, 2018

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Michel Temer took to television Friday to deny a report that he has laundered money and said he would urge his security minister to investigate how the allegations were leaked to the news media.

Brazil's top court has authorized an investigation into whether Temer accepted a bribe in exchange for a signing a decree favorable to operators at the country's largest port in Santos.

The Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Friday that Federal Police suspect Temer hid the alleged bribe by purchasing properties in the names of relatives, including his wife and his 9-year-old son. The paper did not name its source, and the police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In a hastily arranged televised address, Temer called the accusations lies and said that his income over the past 60 years has been entirely sufficient to justify the property purchases he had made.

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Fri Apr 27, 2018, 08:22 PM

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By SARAH DILORENZO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAO PAULO — Apr 27, 2018, 5:44 PM ET

Brazilian President Michel Temer blasted a corruption investigation against him as "criminal persecution" on Friday, urging a crackdown on leaks to the media after a news report suggested he used his wife and young son to hide illicit gains.

The investigation into whether Temer accepted a bribe in exchange for signing a decree favorable to operators at the country's largest port is just one in a series of corruption allegations roiling Brazilian politics. Earlier this month, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began serving his jail sentence after his own conviction on graft charges. A sprawling corruption investigation has netted many other politicians and executives.

Temer himself has already twice been accused of corruption — but Congress voted both times to spare him a trial while he remains president. Then in September, Brazil's top court authorized an investigation into the port decree, raising the possibility he could face charges a third time.

The Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Friday that Federal Police working on that probe suspect Temer hid the alleged bribe by purchasing properties in the names of relatives, including his wife and his 9-year-old son. The paper did not name its source, and the police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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