BRASILIA -- Brazil's capital is on edge ahead of the expected opening of scores of corruption cases this week against sitting and former politicians in a crisis that could threaten President Michel Temer's rule. Within days, Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot is expected to request authority for a slew of probes against members of the government and Congress. Last week "was the calm before the political crisis which is coming and which will last for months," said political analyst Alberto Almeida. On Saturday, G1 news site reported that Janot would seek about 80 investigations and that the number of politicians involved may reach 200. Almeida said that unlike previous Brazilian political crises, this one is turning into open war between the judiciary and the political world.

Source: The China Post March 13, 2017 16:09 UTC