Brazil's Temer urges court to end uncertainty overshadowing growth


  • World
  • Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Brazil's President Michel Temer reacts during a meeting with representatives of the Brazilian Chamber of Construction Industry and businessmen, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Michel Temer urged Brazil's top electoral court to decide quickly on a case alleging illegal funding of his 2014 campaign in order to lift political uncertainty overshadowing a recovery in Latin America's largest economy.

Helped by bumper soy and corn harvests, Brazil's economy eked out growth in the first quarter following its most painful recession in more than a century, senior officials said on the eve of an investment summit in Sao Paulo.

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