Business report with sally. Another brazilian president on trial for corruption we tell you whats at stake as michel temer faces removal after less than a year in the job. Apple unveils its homepod so will this revolutionise your experience in the home or is this a poor attempt to catch up with its rivals . Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. In a minute well cross over to our Asia Business hub to hear about toshibas efforts to sell its microChip Business. But first it doesnt seem like all that long ago we were talking about brazils meteoric rise to economic stardom as one of the so called brics. But all that has come crashing down thanks to a string of Corruption Allegations involving top politicians and companies. And it could all come to a head again later today as brazils Top Electoral Court resumes its trial against the countrys former president Dilma Roussef and her successor michel temer. This is how the economy has fared over the last five years. Since rousseff
And forget wi fi, forget bluetooth how about sending data with sound . Well get the inside track on how the technology could revolutionise the way we share information. Well speak to the man behind it. And staying with tech, apple has launched its new Smart Speaker, its called the homepod but its more expensive than rivals from google and amazon. So is it on your Shopping List . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. Get in touch with your views on the homepod or anything else. It doesnt seem like all that long ago we were talking about brazils meteoric rise to economic stardom as one of the so called brics. But all that has come crashing down thanks to a string of Corruption Allegations involving top politicians and companies. And it could all come to a head again later today as brazils Top Electoral Court resumes the case against the countrys former president Dilma Roussef and her successor michel temer. Theyre accused of illegally funding their 2014 election win.
A judge on Brazil's Supreme Court formally asked the state mediator on Tuesday to review a request to grant the government voting power in electric utility Eletrobras proportional to its stake in the formerly state-run company. The request marks the latest twist in a dispute over how much power the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should wield over the power company. Judge Nunes Marques, the top court's point person on the case, ruled in a written decision published on the court's website that Eletrobras and the government have 90 days to find a "friendly solution."