Temer said on TV that he would like to leave Brazil "even better" but sees "what's needed" | Politics

The term of office of the President ends on the 31st. On the 1st, the elected President, Jair Bolsonaro, takes office.

"Be sure: I would have liked to give Brazil a better all the time, but you can also be sure that I have spared no effort and no energy and that I know that I am delivering a Brazil much better than the one I received – advances that have already put our country in a new era – I'm leaving with a light soul and a sense of accomplishment, "Temer said.

The President took his Acting for 12 days and May 2016, when outgoing President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office by the impeachment process. After the cancellation of Dilma's mandate in August of the same year, Temer came to occupy the presidency.

During his two-and-a-half-year term, Temer sought to give a reformist character to his government.

Among the main projects he approved in Congress were the public spending ceiling, the high school reform and the labor reform.

However, he was not able to carry out social security reform, considered one of the most important by the Temer management's economic team.

In May 2017, the president suffered intense political wear and tear: the illusions of JBS executives were made public and the recording of the conversation with Temer, one of the group's owners, Joesley Batista .

The JBS documents served as a basis for the Attorney General's Office to file two denunciations against the President, banned in the House in the second half of 2017.

Last week, Attorney General Raquel Dodge filed a third complaint against Temer concerning alleged irregularities favoring port companies.

In his statement, Temer said that he would not talk about what had been done in his government or how he had lived in recent years. "It's time to protest," he said. He thanked the support of the family and ministers.

"To thank my family for helping me to overcome the difficulties they were facing, to thank my ministers, all my staff, for the valuable men and women who have always been with me and have always helped to regain the upper hand, "said the president.

He also thanked the Brazilians, both for those who supported him and for those who criticized him.

"And, of course, thank all the Brazilians." To those who have supported me, as well as to those who have not supported me, because democracy is that, to be able to think and prove that it is possible to do more for Brazil and for the life of all, whatever the difficulties, imposed barriers, "said Temer

Read the full text of the President's speech below:

In a few days, I'm finishing my term President of Brazil, but today I am not here to talk about what has been done in my government and how it has been done, it's time to demonstrate. not here to talk about what I've experienced and how I've lived, and yes, what I want for everyone's life, it's a growing prosperity and prosperity. more and more fraternal, more and more equal, and on this special night in which, with family and friends, we renew our faith and hope in better times, which will surely come, I want to thank you first. Thank God for giving me the opportunity to honor my country. Thank you for giving me the serenity to fulfill the mission that has been entrusted to me. Thank you for letting me highlight the order and progress on our flag, which has become the hallmark of our leadership. Thank my family for helping me overcome the challenges that presented themselves to me. To thank my ministers, all my staff, men and women of value, who have always been by my side and who have always helped me turn around.

And, of course, thank all the Brazilians. Indifferently. To those who supported me and also to those who did not support me. Because democracy is that. It is possible to think and prove that it is possible to do more for Brazil and the life of all, whatever the difficulties, the barriers imposed. In fact, it has given me even more strength to move forward. The value of each obstacle overcome, every moment lived, every conquest made. And rest badured, I would like to offer you all an even better Brazil. But you can also be sure that I have spared no effort, no energy and I know that I deliver a much better Brazil than the one I received. There are reforms and advances that have already put our country in a new era.