When Corruption Is No Longer Tolerable in Brazil

The most recent accusation of corruption in Brazil emerged Wednesday in a leaked plea bargain by the former CEO of a subsidiary of Brazilian energy giant Petrobras, which is at the center of a massive corruption investigation in the country. It alleges that suspended President Dilma Rousseff's interim successor, Michel Temer, accepted an illegal donation in 2012 on behalf of a party member's mayoral campaign that was funneled through Petrobras contracting firm Queiroz Galvao. This allegation, although not incorporated into a criminal complaint, could significantly influence Brazilian domestic politics over the next few months....