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May 6, 2016

Brazil Court Suspends Lawmaker Who Led Impeachment Bid Against Rousseff
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Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered the lawmaker who has led the attempt
to impeach President Dilma Rousseff to step down. House Speaker Eduardo
Cunha has led the charge against Rousseff, despite facing trial for
corruption. His suspension appears unlikely to stop impeachment
proceedings against Rousseff. Brazil has been engulfed in a major
corruption scandal, but Rousseff herself has not been accused of any
financial impropriety. This week, Vice President Michel Temer, who would
take over for Rousseff, was ordered to pay a fine for violating campaign
finance limits.
Topics:Brazil

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