RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to suspend an investigation into wrongdoing by President Michel Temer until his term concludes.
Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin, who is overseeing the case, said his decision was sparked by an earlier vote by lawmakers to drop the corruption case against Temer.
Last week, the Chamber of Deputies voted 263 to 227 to abandon the investigation.
"Given the Chamber of Deputies' refusal to approve the pursuit of the facts in relation to the president, (the case) should be suspended until the end of the presidential term," said Fachin.
Brazil's Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot filed charges against the president following revelations by top executives at Brazilian multinational meatpacking company JBS that they had been paying bribes to Temer since 2010.
Temer's term ends on Jan. 1, 2019, and the court could decide to reopen the case then.
