President Temer survives corruption charges vote

Brazil’s President Michel Temer has survived another key vote to avoid facing trial on corruption charges.  Opposition lawmakers did not secure enough votes in the lower house of congress on Wednesday night to put Temer on trial for charges of obstruction of justice and criminal organisation – allegations he has denied.  Brazil’s 513 seat lower […]

Brazil’s President Michel Temer has survived another key vote to avoid facing trial on corruption charges. 

Opposition lawmakers did not secure enough votes in the lower house of congress on Wednesday night to put Temer on trial for charges of obstruction of justice and criminal organisation – allegations he has denied. 

Brazil’s 513 seat lower house voted 251 in favour of Temer to maintain the presidency, a comfortable margin over the minimum 172 votes the president needed. 

“Once again we overcame the opposition,” said congressman Carlos Marun, a staunch Temer ally from the same Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), as he sang and danced shortly before the final results of vote were announced.