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September 15, 2017

Brazilian President Michel Temer Faces New Corruption Charges
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In Brazil, prosecutors brought fresh corruption charges against
President Michel Temer and six associates Thursday, accusing them of
pocketing nearly $200 million in bribes and covering up their crimes.
The charges will force a vote in Brazil's lower house of Congress on
whether to put the president on trial at the Supreme Court. Temer
survived a similar vote in August, even though a secretly recorded tape
captured him approving hush-money payoffs for a powerful politician
jailed on corruption charges.


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