Brazilian President Michel Temer's legal troubles have reached a new peak. On June 26, General Prosecutor Rodrigo Janot formally charged Temer with having received bribes from Brazilian food conglomerate JBS. Now, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court must request congressional authorization to try Temer, meaning that two-thirds of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Brazilian National Congress, would need to approve of starting the impeachment process against Temer. And with 513 members in the lower house, that means Temer would need 172 votes to block the process.
As of now, Temer supposedly has the support of over 250 voters -- more than enough to block an impeachment process. But there have been signs of discontent within the ruling coalition, and some lawmakers have threatened to abandon the government. ...
