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In Brazil, Signs Emerge of a Ruling Coalition at Risk

Jun 6, 2017 | 09:00 GMT

In Brazil, Signs Emerge of a Ruling Coalition at Risk
Some members of Brazilian President Michel Temer's coalition have begun to abandon the government.

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Corruption investigations into Brazilian President Michel Temer, who assumed office last year after Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, have caused a few cracks in his ruling coalition. For now, despite his low popularity ratings, Temer's multiparty alliance is holding together, and his continuing support in Congress is his best chance to stay in power and move forward with unpopular economic reforms. But as more allegations of corruption emerge, the president's coalition will weaken, and calls for his replacement will grow louder....

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