国际英语资讯:Brazilian President Temer survives parliamentary commission vote
<p><span word="BRASILIA">BRASILIA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> (<span word="CCJ">CCJ</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deputies">Deputies</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="by">by</span> 40 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CCJ">CCJ</span> <span word="advises">advises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deputies">Deputies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="elaborated">elaborated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Zveiter">Zveiter</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CCJ">CCJ</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="CCJ">CCJ</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="by">by</span> 32 <span word="to">to</span> 30, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="estimations">estimations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="Zveiter">Zveiter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> "<span word="obstruction">obstruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="binding">binding</span>, <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deputies">Deputies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span>.</p><p><span word="Prosecutor">Prosecutor</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="Rodrigo">Rodrigo</span> <span word="Janot">Janot</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="meatpacking">meatpacking</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="JBS">JBS</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deputies">Deputies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>, <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="for">for</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>.</p>
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