Story highlights Vieira Lima is 4th minister to quit amid corruption allegations since Temer assumed presidencyPresident Dilma Rousseff was impeached three months agoRio de Janeiro (CNN) A key minister in Brazilian President Michel Temer's government resigned Friday over a scandal that has cast a shadow over the President himself. Geddel Vieira Lima, the minister in charge of relations with Congress, signed a letter of resignation following an accusation that he and the President had pressured another minister to approve a real estate project. In the letter, Vieira Lima says given the "dimensions" the "criticisms" have gained, he felt compelled to resign. He praised Temer as "serious, ethical and agreeable." JUST WATCHED Why Brazil impeached President Rousseff Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Why Brazil impeached President Rousseff 01:06Read More

Source: CNN November 25, 2016 18:39 UTC