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Accusations against Michel Temer by the Attorney General's Office
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The accusations against Michel Temer by the Office of the Attorney General of Brazil consisted of two accusations for common crimes filed by the Attorney General of Brazil, Rodrigo Janot, against the President of the Republic, Michel Temer, based on the crimes of passive corruption, criminal organization, and obstruction of justice, within the scope of Operation Car Wash.
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The second and main accusation, presented on September 14, 2017, was primarily based on the plea bargains of executives from the company JBS and the stockbroker Lúcio Funaro. The accused of criminal organization were the politicians Eduardo Cunha, Rodrigo Rocha Loures, Henrique Alves, Geddel Vieira Lima, Eliseu Padilha, and Moreira Franco, all from the PMDB. The JBS executives Joesley Batista and Ricardo Saud were also accused of obstruction of justice. According to the second accusation, the seven PMDB members committed illicit acts in exchange for bribes within various public bodies and entities, including Petrobras, Furnas, Caixa Econômica Federal, and the Chamber of Deputies.[1] Regarding Temer, he was identified by the Office of the Attorney General in the accusation as the leader of the criminal organization since May 2016. The first accusation, presented in August 2017, dealt with suspicions that former federal deputy Rodrigo Rocha Loures had negotiated and received bribes on behalf and for the benefit of Temer.[1]
The Temer administration was successful in blocking both accusations in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, but under the accusation of political favoritism and buying the votes of deputies through parliamentary amendments and the distribution of positions, projects, measures, and other benefits.[2][3][4] In addition, the accusations resulted in the loss of support from the government's base in the Chamber of Deputies throughout the votes.[5][6]