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Brazil Parliament Committee Recommends Dismissing Charges Against Temer

© AP Photo / Eraldo PeresBrazil's President Michel Temer listens in during a event at the Brazilian Institute of Research in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, May 8, 2017
Brazil's President Michel Temer listens in during a event at the Brazilian Institute of Research in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, May 8, 2017 - Sputnik International
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The panel in the lower-house Chamber of Deputies voted against the charges against Brazilian president Michel Temer.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) — The Brazilian parliament’s constitution and justice committee agreed Wednesday to recommend dismissing corruption charges against president Michel Temer.

The panel in the lower-house Chamber of Deputies voted 39-26 against the charges of obstructing justice and racketeering, with one abstention, according to the results of televised polling.

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Earlier, Brazil’s attorney general has filed charges of obstruction of justice and racketeering against Temer and six other politicians from his part.

The prosecutor’s office has accused Temer of running a criminal scheme since his time as vice president to commit "illicit actions in exchange for bribes" that brought them at least 587 million Brazilian reals ($188.4 mln) in illegal proceeds.

Michel Temer has already survived one parliamentary vote that rejected another bribery charge against him.

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