国际英语资讯:Rapporteur asks Brazilian committee to accept charges against president
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 10-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rapporteur">rapporteur</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Sveiter">Sveiter</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monda">Monda</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</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="President">President</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accusation">accusation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sveiter">Sveiter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="report">report</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="silenced">silenced</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>."</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Democracy">Democracy</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PMDB">PMDB</span>), <span word="Sveiter">Sveiter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deputies">Deputies</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="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sveiter">Sveiter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="Temer">Temer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CCJ">CCJ</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="its">its</span> 66 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="O">O</span> <span word="Globo">Globo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, 21 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CCJ">CCJ</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>, 13 <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="them">them</span>, 15 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="and">and</span> 17 <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="respond">respond</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="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 26, <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="Under">Under</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 513 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="accepts">accepts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>.</p>
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