In Brazil, Police have arrested a close ally of President Michel Temer for obstruction of justice for allegedly trying to block plea bargain deals that could further sink the country's scandal-plagued administration. <br/><br/>Geddel Vieira Lima was a minister for legislative affairs until November, when he was forced to resign after another minister accused him of influence peddling. <br/><br/>He has been a close friend of Temer's for decades and is implicated in a series of corruption scandals. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that Lima was trying to silence former Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha and broker Lucio Funaro, who worked as fundraisers for Temer's centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement Party. <br/><br/>Prosecutors accuse Lima of paying hush money. Temer is already at risk of being suspended from office if Brazil's Lower House authorises a corruption investigation against him. A vote on the case is expected to happen end of this month.