Brazil’s embattled President has been cleared of charges that he received illegal campaign funds | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Brazil’s embattled President Michel Temer has been cleared of charges that he received illegal campaign funds in a 2014 election, a ruling that allows him to stay in office. The country’s top electoral court, known as the TSE, voted 4-3 on Friday to acquit Temer of accepting illegal contributions when he was the running mate of…