Brazil's ex-President Michel Temer arrested in corruption investigation

Source: Xinhua| 2019-03-21 23:49:48|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's former President Michel Temer was arrested on Thursday in a corruption investigation, according to local media.

The arrest was ordered by Judge Marcelo Bretas, who is in charge of the Operation Car Wash investigations on corruption in the government.

Temer, the predecessor of current President Jair Bolsonaro, left office last year.

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