While Temer's engagement at Huawei will see the former president providing legal advice on the implementation of 5G in Brazil, his proximity with current incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is particularly valuable to the Chinese supplier.
In addition, Temer has a network of Congress allies, and was responsible for the appointment of current president of the board of Brazilian telecomunications agency Anatel, Leonardo Euler de Morais, who stays in office until November 2021.
Since taking office, Bolsonaro has made his inclination to stop Huawei from developing new mobile networks in Brazil known in various occasions. This was due to requests from then US president Donald Trump, something that was later confirmed by the country's vice president Hamilton Mourão.