JBS chairman taped Brazil president discussing hush money - O Globo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer gave his blessing to an attempt to pay a potential witness to remain silent in the country's biggest-ever graft probe, according to plea bargain testimony by a powerful businessman, newspaper O Globo reported on Wednesday.

Temer's office on Wednesday acknowledged he had met in March with the businessman, Chairman Joesley Batista of meat giant JBS SA , but denied any part in alleged efforts to keep jailed former House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from testifying.