Brazil's President Michel Temer speaks during a ceremony to deliver the Order of Medical Merit medal, in Brasilia, Brazil October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A congressional committee voted 39-26 on Wednesday to reject charges against Brazilian President Michel Temer stemming from a corruption case involving the world's largest meatpacker.
The full lower house of Brazil's Congress still must vote on the charges but is expected to shelve them next week, sparing Temer from trial by the Supreme Court for alleged obstruction of justice and membership in a criminal organization.
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