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Montevideo, December 18th 2024 - 18:55 UTC

Tag: Brazil's Lower House

  • Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 07:01 UTC

    Canny Temer survives vote in the Lower House: “a clear undisputable victory”

    Finally he got 263 votes out of a possible 513 in a process where lawmakers voted one by one, making short, often emotional statements live on national television

    Brazilian lawmakers tossed out a corruption charge against scandal-plagued President Michel Temer on Wednesday, saving the conservative leader from becoming the country’s second leader in 12 months to be forced from office. Despite hugely embarrassing bribery allegations, Temer had been expected to survive.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2016 - 08:54 UTC

    Demonstrators break into the Brazilian Lower House

    Several of the protesters shouted slogans against the government of Michel Temer and against corruption, calling for a military coup

    About 50 demonstrators on Wednesday invaded the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies causing chaos and forcing lawmakers to suspend the congressional session. The protesters, who had been demonstrating against social budget cuts outside the chamber, managed to get through the door and into the lower house itself after deceiving security agents tasked with restricting access.

  • Thursday, February 17th 2011 - 03:51 UTC

    First major legislative victory for Rousseff: keeps minimum wage on target

    Brazilian president Rousseff shows she can rally the troops

    Brazil's Lower House approved Wednesday a government proposal to limit a minimum wage increase to 545 Real a month, handing President Dilma Rousseff her first major legislative victory.The proposal will be voted on in the Senate next week, where it is expected to be approved.