Brazilian congress expels lawmaker who engineered Rousseff's impeachment

Tuesday, September 13th 2016 - 09:42 UTC

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Two weeks after the removal of Dilma Rousseff as Brazil's president, the lower house of Congress on Monday expelled the lawmaker who engineered her impeachment for lying about secret bank accounts in Switzerland. The once powerful former speaker Eduardo Cunha, who has been charged with corruption by the Supreme Court, was banned from politics for eight years and faces arrest now he has lost his congressional prerogatives. Read full article

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So when E. C. going to return the millions / billions which he received - illegally - during the past 12 or so years of his “Political Activities”?

Besides, REF: The legal privileges that protect the legislators from imprisonment:

When will Brazil scrap these privileges?
Sep 13th, 2016 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
Finally Brazil is taking a little more action.

Throw the book at him.

Next!
Sep 13th, 2016 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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He is just ONE of those who have been milking Brazil's wealth. When will the rest get convicted?
Sep 13th, 2016 - 02:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brasileiro
The Workers' Party and the Communist Party of Brazil were the only ones who really fought and destroyed this villain. I hope that many other corrupt politician from PSDB/DEM/PMDB happen soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gFbMHzgF5U
Sep 13th, 2016 - 06:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hepatia
Time for Cunha to start taking. You know he wants to.
Sep 14th, 2016 - 12:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Losing power and credibility as such is already bad. But just like the other convicted corrupt; count on him to remain “Politically Active”! Although he may now remain quiet - as anonymous as possible - from the public-eye.

Otherwise, almost ALL of his [still unknown illicit] gains - acquired illegally and stashed clandestinely in different offshores - would start becoming a public-knowledge!
Sep 14th, 2016 - 09:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hepatia
He apparently wants to write a tell all book. But it won't be any good because he has to save the really good stuff for his plea bargain.
Sep 16th, 2016 - 01:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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He may shed crocodile tears in public but behind the reporters' backs; he must be dying with laughter for getting away with the loot which he accumulated during the past 12 years or so.

Frankly; “the Trust” in the Switzerland could just be a tip of an iceberg which may never be discovered!
Sep 18th, 2016 - 10:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hepatia
Lots of video of Cunha getting the public abuse that he deserves. Here is one: https://twitter.com/DLBiller/status/777945015226163200
Sep 20th, 2016 - 02:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Since E. C. had been “at his job” for the past 12 years;
#1: He must have developed enough “Thick Skin” to digest any kind of public &/or private insult without even batting an eyelid.
#2: He has ALSO accumulated enough illicit dough to say “F*ck U” to anyone / everyone.
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