THE NEW PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL:
The name already says a lot, 'Temer' means 'to fear' in Portuguese, which is a fair description right now that this man and the party he leads crashed the government with no survivors.
So 5 things you need to know about Temer as by CNN: edition.cnn.com
1. Wall Street likes him.
Temer, a 75-year-old attorney and former speaker of the House known as a backroom negotiator, is someone investors seem to like.
He's head of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, which released a plan last fall detailing how it would help the country's economy rebound.
The Financial Times called it "the ultimate investors' wish list."
As political turmoil picked up steam earlier this year and the possibility of a change in leadership – with Temer at the helm – became increasingly likely, Brazil's Bovespa index has been trading at higher levels and the value of Brazil's currency has increased.
2. Most Brazilians don't.
A majority of Brazilians have said they think Temer should also be impeached and that they would prefer new elections. In an exclusive interview with CNN last month, Temer said that's not an option Brazil's constitution allows. But if the impeachment process goes forward, Temer said, getting Brazilians back on board with his government will be a priority.
That didn't convince one Brazilian lawmaker, who decried Temer as he voted to impeach Rousseff last month.
"Michel Temer is like a vampire from these horror movies. … It's like a virus, when immunity fails, the virus comes and contaminates the whole body. And it has contaminated this house," Rep. Weliton Prado said.
3. His wife is a former beauty queen with his name tattooed on her neck.
But there's at least one Brazilian who's firmly in Temer's camp: his wife.
Marcela Temer, a 32-year-old former beauty queen, has his name tattooed on her neck.
When Michel Temer published a book of poetry several years ago, titled >>>>"Anonymous Intimacy,"