The allegations came from the former president of Petrobras' transport division Transpetro, Sergio Machado, who has been giving plea bargain evidence to prosecutors in the investigation into bribery and kickback schemes at Petrobras.
Machado told prosecutors that Temer, among others, had asked him for illegal campaign contributions for a political ally. According to UK broadcaster BBC, Machado, who is himself accused of corruption, said Temer requested the donation of around $440,000 for his Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) party's candidate's campaign in the mayoral elections in Sao Paulo in 2012.
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