FILE - In this June 1, 2018 file photo, Brazil’s President Michel Temer pauses during a speech at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. Judge Marcelo Bretas issued an arrest order for the ex-president as well as former Cabinet minister and Temer ally Moreira Franco and eight others. Bretas, the judge, is overseeing the Rio portion of a massive corruption probe involving kickbacks to politicians and public officials. Bretas’ decision to arrest Temer will go a long way to answering questions about the future of the probe. Asked about looming cases against him in December, Temer said he wasn’t worried and did not believe he would be arrested.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2019 21:33 UTC