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Brazil’s President Temer Questioned on Free JBS Jet Rides

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As the third day of testimony before Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) gets under way on Thursday (June 8th), the President’s press corps finds itself having to explain a trip by President Temer and family on JBS former CEO, Joesley Batista’s private plane in 2011.

The Presidency released a statement on Wednesday that confirms the trip of the then Vice President Michel Temer in a private jet in January 2011. The statement, however, says that Temer did not know who the aircraft belonged to.

"The Vice President . . .

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