BRASILIA: Brazil's election court voted Friday against stripping President Michel Temer of his office in a major boost to his chances of beating a gathering corruption scandal.

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) -- considering charges that Temer's election in 2014 should be annulled because of the role of corruption money -- voted 4-3 to acquit the embattled center-right president.

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