GMN RELEASES ENGLISH TEXT OF TAPED CONVERSATION BETWEEN JBS BOSS AND BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT
May 1st, 2017
THE RELEASE of a taped conversation between unpopular Brazilian President Michel Temer and CEO of giant meatpacker JBS has put the South American nation in another political turmoil only one year after its former President Dilma Rousseff was impeached.
The revelations have put heavy pressure for Temer to resign, who denies wrongdoing. Meanwhile, executive Joesley Batista is living in New York, while turmoil surrounds allegations that the tape is evidence that he told Temer that he had been paying bribes to senior government officials.
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