New charges against Temer will involve seven witnesses.

In what is likely Rodrigo Janot's last act as Attorney General, he is expected to present a second indictment against Michel Temer, reinforced by no less than seven plea bargains. This document, to be sent to the Supreme Federal Court, will accuse Temer of leading a criminal organization and will include testimonies from money launderer Lúcio Funaro, an operator for the PMDB party, and businessmen Joesley Batista and Ricardo Saud of JBS, whose evidence will be used by Janot regardless of the possible loss of benefits. Also included in the indictment are informants Sérgio Machado, former president of Transpetro, Paulo Roberto Costa, Fernando Baiano, and Alberto Youssef. And now, with Geddel Vieira Lima also imprisoned, Temer may no longer have the power to block the indictment in the Chamber of Deputies.

September 08, 2017, 14:05 PMUpdated June 26, 2018, 23:22 pm

In what is likely Rodrigo Janot's last act as Attorney General, he is expected to present a second indictment against Michel Temer, reinforced by no less than seven plea bargains; the document, which will be sent to the Supreme Federal Court, will accuse Temer of leading a criminal organization and will include testimonies from money launderer Lúcio Funaro, an operator for the PMDB party, and businessmen Joesley Batista and Ricardo Saud, of JBS, whose evidence will be used by Janot regardless of the possible loss of benefits; also included in the indictment are informants Sérgio Machado, former president of Transpetro, Paulo Roberto Costa, Fernando Baiano, and Alberto Youssef; and now with Geddel Vieira Lima also imprisoned, Temer may no longer have the power to block the indictment in the Chamber of Deputies (Photo: Aquiles Lins).

247 - In what is likely Rodrigo Janot's last act as Attorney General, he is expected to present a second indictment against Michel Temer, reinforced by no fewer than seven plea bargain testimonies.

The indictment is expected to be filed by the Attorney General's Office next week, Rodrigo Janot's last week as head of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office. This new accusation against Temer differs from the first – which focused solely on his actions. Now, the indictment concerns the formation of a criminal organization, which implies the involvement of a group.

Brazil's Attorney General is preparing an indictment based on testimonies from money launderer Lúcio Funaro, an operator for the PMDB party, and businessmen Joesley Batista and Ricardo Saud of JBS. Also included in the indictment are informants Sérgio Machado, former president of Transpetro, Paulo Roberto Costa, Fernando Baiano, and Alberto Youssef.

Within the Attorney General's Office, the assessment is that even if any questions are raised about the plea bargain agreement with the J&F Group, the new charges against Temer will stand, as they "are robust and based on other pillars," in addition to the recording of the president made by businessman Joesley Batista at the Jaburu Palace.

Janot has already forwarded the indictments regarding the PP and PT parties, and now his team is finalizing the documents concerning the PMDB in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The Attorney General even asked Minister Edson Fachin, the rapporteur for Lava Jato at the Supreme Court, to include Michel Temer in the investigation related to the so-called "gang" of the PMDB in the Chamber of Deputies. Fachin did not include Temer's name, but said that the prosecutor could continue with the investigations related to JBS.

Although the request was not granted, the Attorney General's Office is investigating Michel Temer's alleged involvement in what it considers a criminal organization formed by politicians and operators to commit crimes of corruption and money laundering.

The information comes from the journalist's blog. Fausto Macêdo.