BRASILIA, May 20 -- Brazilian President Michel Temer on Saturday demanded that the Supreme Court (STF) investigation against him be dropped and claimed that an audio recording implicating him in bribery had been doctored.
Temer spoke from the presidential palace in response to accusations against him, made when Joesley Batista, owner of meatpacking group, JBS, turned over a tape to authorities in which Temer can seemingly be heard signing off on bribing former Speaker Eduardo Cunha in exchange for his silence.
The conversation took place between Temer and Batista on March 7, with Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin ordering an investigation against the president on Thursday.
On Saturday, Temer said the recording, which was released to the public this week, had been manipulated to harm him and criticized the STF for not verifying its authenticity before calling for an investigation.
"This clandestine recording was manipulated and doctored with clearly ulterior motives," he stated. "It was included in the investigation, without an adequate inquiry into those trying to create a deception and causing a severe crisis in Brazil. Therefore, we are calling today on the STF to suspend this proposed inquiry until (the recording) has been clearly identified."
Temer also attacked Batista for having travelled to the U.S. before the revelations were made and accused him of selling JBS stocks ahead of the scandal, knowing the company's stocks would fall once the news broke.
"JBS made millions and millions of dollars in less than 24 hours. This man (Batista) received billions in public loans to develop his business, hurt Brazil and the Brazilian people, and is now in the United States," claimed the president.
Temer further claimed that there were clear differences between Batista's testimony to investigators and the contents of the recording.
Addressing the claim that he paid off Cunha to keep him silent, Temer emphasized that he had played no such role.
"I did not buy anybody's silence, I did not obstruct justice. There was false testimony given to the court," he said.
On Thursday, the day after the news broke, Temer gave a determined speech, in which he refused to resign, saying he had done nothing wrong and that his government had reversed the fortunes of the Brazilian economy.
写英语作文的时候换点牛词吧
六级英语考试作文范文关于大学生的心理健康
实用英语写作技巧大全(11)推展段落方法之过程分析法
实用英语写作技巧大全(14)推展段落之比较与对比法
实用英语写作技巧大全(7) 如何写好一个段落(Ⅱ)
大学英语六级写作经典范文及点评(3)以个人魅力交流
实用英语写作技巧大全(17)推展段落方法之九
六级英语写作中使用频率最高的100个实用词语搭配下
实用英语写作技巧大全(26)如何用过程分析法推展篇章
实用英语写作技巧大全(2)主题句简介
实用英语写作技巧大全(12)组织段落
大学英语六级写作经典范文及点评(9)装饰品的重要性
实用英语写作技巧大全(15)推展段落方法之下定义法
实用英语写作技巧大全(31)给出题目作文
实用英语写作技巧大全(21)从段落到篇章
英语写作万能功能句型的总结
实用英语写作技巧大全(9)推展段落方法之叙述法
实用英语写作技巧大全(5)如何写结论句
实用英语写作技巧大全(4)如何写推展句
英语写作水平该如何提高从六方面提高写作能力
六级英语写作使用频率最高的100个实用词语搭配(上)
实用英语写作技巧大全(24)用比较与对照法推展篇章
实用英语写作技巧大全(18)推展段落方法之因果法
大学英语六级写作经典范文及点评(6)万能的美元
英语六级作文范文写一封工作邀请回绝函
实用英语写作技巧大全(13)推展段落方法之举例法
实用英语写作技巧大全(16)推展段落方法之分类法
英语六级作文范文20篇家长该送孩子去艺术班吗(20)
实用英语写作技巧大全(8)推展段落之事实与数据法
实用英语写作技巧大全(23)用举例法推展篇章
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |