BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer edged closer towards declaring his candidacy to run in October's presidential election, telling a magazine that to not vie for the top office would be "a cowardice."
Temer took office in mid-2016 after then President Dilma Rousseff, for whom he served as vice president, was impeached. He is currently under investigation on corruption allegations. Last year he was faced three charges from Brazil's top federal prosecutor, but a friendly Congress blocked him from having to stand trial.