国际英语资讯:Brazilian President refuses to resign despite corruption allegations
<p><span word="BRASILIA">BRASILIA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 18-- <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="implicated">implicated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resign">resign</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resign">resign</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span>...<span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="meatpacking">meatpacking</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span>, <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bribing">bribing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deputies">Deputies</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="Eduardo">Eduardo</span> <span word="Cunha">Cunha</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Cunha">Cunha</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resign">resign</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correctness">correctness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="revelations">revelations</span>, <span word="Temer">Temer</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recording">recording</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="Edson">Edson</span> <span word="Fachin">Fachin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Petrobras">Petrobras</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="defiant">defiant</span> <span word="stance">stance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="tumbled">tumbled</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="overall">overall</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Petrobras">Petrobras</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Banco">Banco</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Brasil">Brasil</span>.</p>
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