MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Hugo Motta elected Brazilian Lower House Speaker

Congressman Hugo Motta of the State of Paraíba was elected Saturday as the new Speaker of Brazil's Lower House, which places him right behind Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in the line of succession. Motta was chosen with 444 votes out of 513 in just the first round when 257 would have sufficed. Read full article