The president of Brazil's Senate, Renan Calheiros, will face trial for alleged embezzlement, the Supreme Court said Thursday, the latest development in a political drama threatening to destabilize President Michel Temer.
Supreme Court judges in a ruling upheld charges brought by prosecutors who allege that Temer's major ally Calheiros embezzled public funds.
The president of Brazil’s Senate, Renan Calheiros, will face trial for alleged embezzlement, the Supreme Court said Thursday, the latest development in a political drama threatening to destabilize President Michel Temer.
Supreme Court judges in a ruling upheld charges brought by prosecutors who allege that Temer’s major ally Calheiros embezzled public funds.