SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer led a corruption scheme in which lawmakers squeezed high-profile executives for bribes, billionaire Joesley Batista told magazine ةpoca in an interview published on Saturday.
In his first interview since striking a leniency agreement with Brazilian prosecutors, Batista told ةpoca that Temer asked for money several times since 2010. Batista told the magazine that Temer led a group of senior politicians regularly demanding kickbacks in exchange for political favours.