Tag: Eduardo Cunha

Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 05:53 UTC
Speaker of Brazil's Lower House will feel “proud” if Rousseff is impeached

The speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, currently sidelined pending trial on corruption charges, said Tuesday that he will feel “proud” if the case against suspended President Dilma Rousseff ends with her impeachment.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 11:54 UTC
Brazilian suspended lawmaker warns that if arrested he will take other politicians down with him

Brazil's congressional ethics committee voted to strip suspended Speaker Eduardo Cunha of his seat for allegedly lying about undeclared Swiss bank accounts, the latest in a series of political earthquakes to rock Latin America's largest country.
Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:31 UTC
Brazilian prosecution asks for the arrest of senior figures of Temer's government

Brazil's political crisis heated up Tuesday, as authorities reportedly sought the arrests of senior figures behind the push to impeach suspended president Dilma Rousseff, accusing them of obstructing a corruption probe, according to the country's leading newspapers. This happens less than two months to go before Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Olympics.
Tuesday, May 10th 2016 - 06:38 UTC
Brazil's Byzantine politics: clash between senior lawmakers extends power vacuum

Brazil's Senate forged ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff on Monday, rejecting a surprise decision by the acting speaker of the lower house, who tried to annul a key vote just days before the president could be suspended from office.
Tuesday, May 10th 2016 - 06:03 UTC
Lawmakers planning to remove House acting speaker who annulled Rousseff's impeachment process

Waldir Maranaho's acting speaker post in Brazil's Lower House and his decision to annul the April 17 impeachment procedure vote against Dilma Rousseff, could be on the fire line, and even the countdown, following on fourteen parties decision to impede him from acting, according to Veja, Brazil's leading magazine.
Monday, May 9th 2016 - 11:13 UTC
Brazilian deputy asks the Supreme Court to block Rousseff's impeachment

The deputy from the ruling Workers’ Party has appealed to Brazil’s Supreme Court in an effort to block the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff ahead of Wednesday’s Senate vote.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 08:22 UTC
Brazil's Lower House speaker removed by the Supreme Court on justice obstruction

Brazil's Supreme Court removed the speaker of the lower house of Congress on Thursday on charges of obstructing a corruption investigation, days before an impeachment process that he engineered was expected to oust President Dilma Rousseff.
Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 08:46 UTC
Attorney General accuses Lula da Silva of a key role in Petrobras huge corruption scandal

Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot has asked the Supreme Court to authorize an investigation against former President Lula da Silva for alleged corruption. Janot accused Lula of playing a key role in the huge corruption scandal at the state oil company, Petrobras.
Tuesday, April 26th 2016 - 09:02 UTC
Lula warns that if Rousseff's impeachment advances, PT will resist in the streets

Former President Lula da Silva attacked on Monday the “gang” of lawmakers who “have implanted an agenda of chaos” in Brazil by pushing to impeach and remove incumbent head of state Dilma Rousseff. Lula participated in Sao Paulo in a seminar with representatives of leftist parties, including Italy's former Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema.
Monday, April 18th 2016 - 17:34 UTC
Rousseff loses crucial impeachment vote; Senate decides as economic uncertainty worsens

President Dilma Rousseff lost a crucial impeachment vote in Brazil’s lower house on Sunday evening, making her removal ever more likely and deepening the country’s political crisis. Rousseff’s opponents easily obtained the two-thirds majority of votes in the 513-member Chamber of Deputies needed to pass the impeachment measure.