Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD), arguably one of the most despised Brazilian officials by the right, was re-elected President of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
He won the first round by beating Rogério Marinho (PL, right), the opposition candidate, by 49 votes to 32.
The victory of Pacheco, elected with a larger number of votes than expected, indicates betrayal by senators previously willing to vote for Marinho.
This week, the parliamentarians posted unofficial voting scores on social networks. The most recent ones showed that Marinho or Girão would receive 38 votes while Pacheco would . . .
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