Michel Temer became the interim president of Brazil.
On May 12th, Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer officially became the country's interim president after receiving notification from the Senate.
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| Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer. (Source: AFP) |
MP Vincentinho Alves handed Temer the notification of the Senate vote to suspend President Dilma Rousseff from office pending an impeachment trial in the legislature over allegations of violating budget auditing regulations.
Shortly afterwards, Temer announced the appointment of Henrique Meirelles, former President of the Central Bank from 2003-2010, as the new Minister of Economy.
According to analysts, Meirelles will face an extremely difficult task in leading Latin America's largest economy out of what is considered the worst recession since 1930.
According to expectations, the new President Temer will announce the composition of his new cabinet on May 12th. Temer had previously stated that he would reduce the number of cabinet members to 22, compared to the current 27 ministers.
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