The incumbent Brazilian President, Michel Temer, has been indicted in a scandal.
What is the reason?
The President is accused of his involvement in the authorisation of heavily subsidised public loans for a private corporation in return for political patronage.
He has denied the charges.
The requisite vote in the lower House of Congress to authorise a criminal trial may not materialise eventually, as most members are themselves facing investigations.
Last year, the then President, Dilma Rousseff was impeached.
She was implicated over a scandal in the state-owned oil giant and its construction arm.
Mr. Temer was the Vice-President then.
What should be done?
This continuing turmoil puts at risk assurances of reforms to Brazil’s labour laws and generous pension system.
Brazilian Left leaned too much towards an unsustainable populist agenda during the years of the commodities boom.
On the other hand, Right appear ill-equipped as a realistic alternative despite attempts to attract overseas investment.
Brazil badly needs a strong centre that is not tempted to populism and assure accountability.
