The whistleblower's testimony also mentions Michel Temer.

“There were comments that Fernando Soares was a representative of the PMDB party, mainly of Renan, Eduardo Cunha, and Michel Temer. And that he had contact with these people in a kind of brotherhood,” said businessman Júlio Camargo, of the Toyo Setal group, in one of his testimonies within the scope of Operation Lava Jato, the content of which was only revealed this Saturday; in a statement, the vice-president defended himself: “Michel Temer does not know Fernando Soares, has never had or has any relationship or brotherhood contact with him; he also does not know Júlio Camargo. The vice-president encourages serious, thorough, and responsible investigations into the facts. He only objects to false and untrue information”; the leak occurs at a time when speculation is growing about Michel Temer's possible departure from the Dilma government.

August 22, 2015, 18:10 PMUpdated July 05, 2018, 06:25 pm

“There were comments that Fernando Soares was a representative of the PMDB party, mainly of Renan, Eduardo Cunha, and Michel Temer. And that he had contact with these people in a kind of brotherhood,” said businessman Júlio Camargo, of the Toyo Setal group, in one of his testimonies within the scope of Operation Lava Jato, the content of which was only revealed this Saturday; in a statement, the vice-president defended himself: “Michel Temer does not know Fernando Soares, has never had or has any relationship or brotherhood contact with him; he also does not know Júlio Camargo. The vice-president encourages serious, thorough, and responsible investigations into the facts. He only objects to false and untrue information”; the leak occurs at a time when speculation is growing about Michel Temer's possible departure from the Dilma government (Photo: Leonardo Attuch)

247 - At a time when speculation is growing about the moves of Vice President Michel Temer, who is reportedly abandoning the political coordination of the Dilma government to preserve himself as a potential power center in the event of impeachment (read more). hereAn awkward situation arose. Temer's name was mentioned for the first time in Operation Lava Jato.

The quote came to light this Saturday, in one of the testimonies of lobbyist Júlio Camargo, who represents the interests of the Toyo Setal group and was one of the main whistleblowers in the scheme.

"There were comments that Fernando Soares was a representative of the PMDB, mainly of Renan, Eduardo Cunha and Michel Temer. And that he had contact with these people in a kind of brotherhood," he said, in a deposition that was used in the accusation by the Attorney General's Office against the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ).

In a statement, Temer defended himself. "Michel Temer does not know Fernando Soares, has never had or has any 'brotherly' relationship or contact with him; he also does not know Júlio Camargo," the statement said. "The vice-president encourages serious, thorough and responsible investigations into the facts. He only objects to false and untrue information," the statement concluded.

A day after being indicted in the Lava Jato corruption scandal, Eduardo Cunha sought out Vice President Michel Temer. Cunha has already told close associates that he will not fall alone.