Brazil chief prosecutor charges President Temer in ports investigation

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Brazil's President Michel Temer reacts during a Solemnity of Delivery of the National Order of Scientific Merit, at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia
FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s President Michel Temer reacts during a Solemnity of Delivery of the National Order of Scientific Merit, at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

December 19, 2018

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s prosecutor general Raquel Dodge on Wednesday charged President Michel Temer with corruption and money laundering uncovered in an investigation into graft related to port concessions, according to a statement from her office.

Temer has previously denied any wrongdoing in the case.

(Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu and Jake Spring)

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