BRAZIL’S unelected President Michel Temer has now been charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering by Attorney General Rodrigo Janot.

Mr Janot said on Thursday that the president, who replaced Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party in a “constitutional coup” last year and proceeded to reverse all her social and economic policies without holding an election, is the head of a group of four politicians who took over $160 million (£117m) in bribes from business figures.

The accusation is based on testimony from Joesley Batista, the former chairman of meat-packing giant JBS, who gave evidence against the president in a plea deal.