Below a picture of a grimacing Temer, the hackers wrote in Portuguese that they wanted "the death penalty for whoever is in Congress."

A former executive at a mega-construction company cited Brazilian President Michel Temer 44 times during testimony to federal prosecutors in a corruption probe.

Brazilian prosecutors brought new charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, adding more accusations to a series of corruption charges against the left-leaning leader and 2018 presidential hopeful.