Brazil's Temer plans BRICS trip after impeachment vote - source


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Jul 2016

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer talks to the audience during a Global Agribusiness Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's interim President Michel Temer would attend the BRICS summit in India if President Dilma Rousseff is impeached by the Senate, a senior presidential aide told Reuters.

Temer, Rousseff's vice president whom she accuses of conspiring to oust her, plans to keep strong ties with the other BRICS members India, China, Russia and South Africa, said the official who asked for anonymity to speak freely. India will host the BRICS summit in mid October.

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