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Brazil President Temer Led Graft Scheme, Says Billionaire Businessman
Brazilian President Michel Temer led a corruption scheme in which lawmakers squeezed high-profile executives for bribes, billionaire Joesley Batista told magazine Epoca in an interview published on Saturday. In his first interview since striking a leniency agreement with Brazilian prosecutors, Batista told Epoca that Temer asked for money several t...
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Brazil's President Michel Temer Refuses To Resign Over Corruption Probe
Brazil's President Michel Temer defiantly refused to step down Thursday after being put under investigation for allegedly authorizing payment of hush money to a politician imprisoned for corruption.
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Brazil's Michel Temer Recorded Agreeing Corruption Case Hush Money: Report
Media report says an executive from meatpacking giant JBS, Joesley Batista, met with Michel Temer on March 7, where Batista recorded himself telling Temer that he was paying money to buy the silence of disgraced ex-speaker of the lower house Eduardo Cunha.
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Brazil Impeachment: How We Got Here
Senators on Wednesday fired Dilma Rousseff as Brazil's president at an impeachment trial, ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's biggest country.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Urges Vote Against 'Coup' In Senate Trial
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional, combative testimony at her trial Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a "coup d'etat."
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Brazil Warrior Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment Defense Highlights
An ex-rebel guerrilla and cancer survivor, Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff mounted a combative defense Monday before senators who are expected to vote to impeach her.
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Brazil Impeachment Must Be Settled By August 26: Michel Temer
Brazil's political uncertainty must be resolved by the end of August -- its Olympic-hosting month -- by reaching a verdict in the impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, her interim replacement said Friday.
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Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Says Dilma Rousseff Can Escape Impeachment
Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff could still wriggle out of a looming impeachment vote, her ally and predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Suspended By The Senate To Face Impeachment
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice-president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America's biggest nation.
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What The Impeachment Of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Is About
Brazil's Senate is set to start voting today on whether to open an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff. If a simple majority is reached, she will be suspended automatically for six months and Brazil's political crisis will enter dramatic new territory.
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Michel Temer: The Man Poised To Be Brazil's Next President
Michel Temer used to be known in Brazil as a behind-the-scenes operator, but that was before he pulled the trigger on a masterful plot to topple his boss, President Dilma Rousseff, and take her job.
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Brazil Senate Report Recommends Dilma Rousseff Impeachment Trial
The senator charged with studying President Rousseff's impeachment recommended on Wednesday that she be put on trial for breaking budget laws, bringing the embattled leftist leader one step closer to suspension from office.
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Brazil President Will Appeal To Trade Blocs Over Impeachment
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Friday she will appeal to South American trade blocs if she is removed from office, blasting the push to impeach her as a coup and a naked attempt by Brazil's elite to snatch power back from her Worker's Party.
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Brazil's People Will 'Prevent Setbacks' To Democracy: Dilma Rousseff At United Nations
President Dilma Rousseff voiced confidence Friday that Brazil's people will "be able to prevent any setbacks" to democracy as she battles a bid to impeach her.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Going To UN Over Impeachment, Cabinet In Crisis
Beleaguered Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will travel to New York in a bid to rally international support against her impeachment, leaving behind a Cabinet paralysed by political crisis as another minister defected on Wednesday.
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Brazil President Temer Led Graft Scheme, Says Billionaire Businessman
Brazilian President Michel Temer led a corruption scheme in which lawmakers squeezed high-profile executives for bribes, billionaire Joesley Batista told magazine Epoca in an interview published on Saturday. In his first interview since striking a leniency agreement with Brazilian prosecutors, Batista told Epoca that Temer asked for money several t...
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Brazil's President Michel Temer Refuses To Resign Over Corruption Probe
Brazil's President Michel Temer defiantly refused to step down Thursday after being put under investigation for allegedly authorizing payment of hush money to a politician imprisoned for corruption.
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Brazil's Michel Temer Recorded Agreeing Corruption Case Hush Money: Report
Media report says an executive from meatpacking giant JBS, Joesley Batista, met with Michel Temer on March 7, where Batista recorded himself telling Temer that he was paying money to buy the silence of disgraced ex-speaker of the lower house Eduardo Cunha.
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Brazil Impeachment: How We Got Here
Senators on Wednesday fired Dilma Rousseff as Brazil's president at an impeachment trial, ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's biggest country.
-
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Urges Vote Against 'Coup' In Senate Trial
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional, combative testimony at her trial Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a "coup d'etat."
-
Brazil Warrior Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment Defense Highlights
An ex-rebel guerrilla and cancer survivor, Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff mounted a combative defense Monday before senators who are expected to vote to impeach her.
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Brazil Impeachment Must Be Settled By August 26: Michel Temer
Brazil's political uncertainty must be resolved by the end of August -- its Olympic-hosting month -- by reaching a verdict in the impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, her interim replacement said Friday.
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Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Says Dilma Rousseff Can Escape Impeachment
Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff could still wriggle out of a looming impeachment vote, her ally and predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Suspended By The Senate To Face Impeachment
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice-president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America's biggest nation.
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What The Impeachment Of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Is About
Brazil's Senate is set to start voting today on whether to open an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff. If a simple majority is reached, she will be suspended automatically for six months and Brazil's political crisis will enter dramatic new territory.
-
Michel Temer: The Man Poised To Be Brazil's Next President
Michel Temer used to be known in Brazil as a behind-the-scenes operator, but that was before he pulled the trigger on a masterful plot to topple his boss, President Dilma Rousseff, and take her job.
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Brazil Senate Report Recommends Dilma Rousseff Impeachment Trial
The senator charged with studying President Rousseff's impeachment recommended on Wednesday that she be put on trial for breaking budget laws, bringing the embattled leftist leader one step closer to suspension from office.
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Brazil President Will Appeal To Trade Blocs Over Impeachment
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Friday she will appeal to South American trade blocs if she is removed from office, blasting the push to impeach her as a coup and a naked attempt by Brazil's elite to snatch power back from her Worker's Party.
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Brazil's People Will 'Prevent Setbacks' To Democracy: Dilma Rousseff At United Nations
President Dilma Rousseff voiced confidence Friday that Brazil's people will "be able to prevent any setbacks" to democracy as she battles a bid to impeach her.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Going To UN Over Impeachment, Cabinet In Crisis
Beleaguered Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will travel to New York in a bid to rally international support against her impeachment, leaving behind a Cabinet paralysed by political crisis as another minister defected on Wednesday.
