Funaro implicates Temer and says he received bribes from Cunha's schemes.

In a plea bargain approved by the Supreme Federal Court, financial broker Lúcio Funaro, an operator for the PMDB party, accused Michel Temer of lobbying for politicians, demanding off-the-books payments and also receiving bribes; he says that Temer "always knew" about all the schemes run by former congressman Eduardo Cunha; "Temer participated in the scheme of collecting illicit funds within the PMDB. Cunha narrated the negotiations and the divisions (of bribes) with Temer," says Funaro in the plea bargain; Temer is the protagonist of two bribe payments in Funaro's plea bargain; one of them, of R$ 1,5 million, came from the Bertin group, and another, with JBS, in the amount of R$ 7 million; payments to Temer total R$ 13,5 million.

September 08, 2017, 09:23 PMUpdated June 27, 2018, 09:57 pm

In a plea bargain approved by the Supreme Federal Court, financial broker Lúcio Funaro, an operator for the PMDB party, accused Michel Temer of lobbying for politicians, demanding off-the-books payments and also being a recipient of bribes; he says that Temer "always knew" about all the schemes run by former congressman Eduardo Cunha; "Temer participated in the scheme of collecting illicit funds within the PMDB. Cunha narrated the negotiations and the divisions (of bribes) with Temer," says Funaro in the plea bargain; Temer is the protagonist of two bribe payments in Funaro's plea bargain; one of them, of R$ 1,5 million, came from the Bertin group, and another, with JBS, in the amount of R$ 7 million; payments to Temer total R$ 13,5 million (Photo: Aquiles Lins)

247 - In a plea bargain approved by the Supreme Federal Court, financial broker Lúcio Funaro, an operator for the PMDB party, revealed, among other crimes, bribes to parliamentarians, the sale of legislation, and large-scale corruption schemes.

Funaro accuses Michel Temer of lobbying for politicians, demanding off-the-books payments and also being a recipient of bribes. The money launderer says he never discussed money directly with Temer, "because that interface was handled by Eduardo Cunha," but states that he was informed by Cunha about the division of the bribes.

He asserts that Temer "always knew" about all the schemes run by the former congressman. "Temer participated in the scheme of collecting illicit funds within the PMDB. Cunha narrated the negotiations and the division (of bribes) with Temer," says Funaro in the testimony published by the magazine. Veja had access.

Temer is the protagonist in two instances of bribery payments according to Lúcio Funaro's testimony. One of them, for R$ 1,5 million, came from the Bertin group. The second, in 2014, stemmed from an agreement with JBS. Funaro claims to have mediated a payment of R$ 7 million from JBS intended for Temer, Cunha, and the Minister of Agriculture at the time, Antônio Andrade. The president also allegedly mediated a payment of R$ 5 million from Henrique Constantino, of the Constantino Group, to the campaign of then-congressman Gabriel Chalita for mayor of São Paulo in 2012.