Scandal in Brazil Raises Fear of Turmoil’s Return
"If he doesn’t go," the newspaper warned, "he’ll drag Brazil through an even more profound political crisis." Stepping down, however, could also expose Mr. Temer to an array of legal battles: He would lose the privileged legal standing
that senior officials enjoy in Brazil, often allowing them to avoid prison.
Marcos Troyjo, who teaches international relations at Columbia University, said the latest scandal could severely damage the view
that Mr. Temer was "getting the economic agenda going." After being gripped by panic selling on Thursday, Brazilian markets stabilized somewhat on Friday as investors tried to gauge how Mr. Temer’s refusal to step down would affect Brazil’s economy.
Mauricio Santoro said that It’s stunning that this isn’t even the first time Temer has been recorded and betrayed in recent months,
The secret recording is not only raising anxiety over what Mr. Temer did,
but also his susceptibility to subterfuge in a political system where leaders often rush to inform on one another.
ht in Brasília," the capital, said José Casado, a columnist for the newspaper O Globo. that wound up getting ambushed by a billionaire one March nig
The allegations — including testimony released Friday in which executives at one of the world’s largest food companies accused him of taking about $4.6 million in illegal campaign contributions — have ignited broad calls for Mr. Temer’s resignation, sent markets whipsawing and set off fears
that Brazil will slide back into the political and economic turmoil that has rattled it for the last two years.
