Brazil's new top prosecutor takes over massive graft probe
Brazil's president Michel Temer attends a ceremony at the Brain Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Temer has been charged with obstruction of justice and of leading a criminal organization in the latest fallout from a wide-ranging corruption probe that has ensnared many of the elite in Latin America's largest nation. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
SAO PAULO — Brazil's new attorney general has taken office amid doubts about what she'll mean for the future of the country's massive corruption probe.
Raquel Dodge replaces Rodrigo Janot, who last week charged President Michel Temer with leading a criminal organization and obstruction of justice. In July he formally accused the president of corruption.
Temer appointed Dodge, picking her from a three-person list submitted by federal prosecutors. He passed over the top nominee, who is considered an ally of Janot.
Dodge said as she took office yesterday that no one is above the law. She didn't mention the charges against Temer, who was present.
Brazil's attorney general is responsible for prosecuting politicians.
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