Temer is portrayed as a gang member in the French press.
Two major French newspapers – Le Figaro and the economic daily Les Echos – address in their editions this Monday (18) the new accusations of the Attorney General's Office against the Brazilian president; with a front-page headline, Le Figaro reports that Michel Temer was indicted in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on charges of leading a criminal organization and obstruction of justice; Les Echos details that Temer is accused of being the leader of a criminal organization that allegedly embezzled €150 million in bribes obtained in the signing of contracts from several state-owned companies.
Radio France International - Two major French newspapers – Le Figaro and the economic daily Les Echos – address in their editions this Monday (18) the new accusations of the Attorney General's Office against the Brazilian president. With a front-page headline, Le Figaro reports that Michel Temer was indicted in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on charges of leading a criminal organization and for obstruction of justice.
Le Figaro reports that the term of former Attorney General of the Republic Rodrigo Janot ended this Sunday (17) but, before leaving, he still “fired a final salvo” against Temer’s popularity.
Les Echos details that Temer is accused of leading a criminal organization that allegedly embezzled €150 million in bribes obtained from contracts awarded to various state-owned companies. It also reports that close aides to the president, such as Eduardo Cunha, Henrique Alves, Geddel Vieira Lima, Rodrigo Loures, Eliseu Padilha, and Moreira Franco, are also implicated in the accusations. The Les Echos correspondent in São Paulo notes that Padilha, Chief of Staff, holds a position equivalent to Prime Minister in France, and that Franco is the current Secretary-General of the Presidency.
But despite the new allegations, both Les Echos and Le Figaro note that the president is unlikely to be bothered. "The São Paulo Stock Exchange remained calm, and one of the reasons is that the president managed to secure congressional support last month to postpone the first accusation presented by Janot," notes the economic daily. The newspaper concludes that, for now, the political turmoil surrounding President Temer does not jeopardize his mandate, only delaying the adoption of labor and pension reforms in Congress.
The same observation is made by Le Figaro, which considers Temer's base in Congress to be "solid." The newspaper also describes how, over the past four years, Janot worked to substantiate his accusations, including giving former President Lula, who was questioned by Judge Sergio Moro last week, a terrible ordeal.