The Brazilian president faces a crucial ballot in parliament on whether he should stand trial on corruption charges.<br /><br />Experts say Michel Temer is expected to scrape together enough votes in the unprecedented motion on Wednesday in the lower house of the country’s congress.<br /><br />Opponents of the president need two-thirds of the votes to approve charges against Temer and send the case to the Supreme Court.<br /><br />But even some of the president’s adversaries acknowledge they do not have the numbers. <br /><br />Temer has been fighting for his political survival after allegations arose that he took bribes from big business. <br /><br />The scandal has all-but paralysed his government at a time when important budget legislation is needed to tackle the country’s recession.<br /><br />Brazil has impeached two presidents, including Temer’s predecessor Dilma Rousseff, last year. But none has ever faced a congressional vote for a corruption trial.<br />
