Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported on Thursday that former culture minister Marcelo Calero had told police Temer pressured him to intervene in a business deal involving Vieira Lima. Temer denied the allegation.
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Brazil president’s ally resigns amid corruption scandal
26 November 2016
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A prominent Brazilian government minister resigned on Friday in a corruption scandal reportedly implicating President Michel Temer.
“I am asking to be relieved of my position,” government secretary Geddel Vieira Lima said in a letter published in the media.
Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported on Thursday that former culture minister Marcelo Calero had told police Temer pressured him to intervene in a business deal involving Vieira Lima. Temer denied the allegation.
Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported on Thursday that former culture minister Marcelo Calero had told police Temer pressured him to intervene in a business deal involving Vieira Lima. Temer denied the allegation.
