Cunha, Brazil’s Suspended Chamber President Speaks Out
During his first press conference since being suspended from his legislative duties, Eduardo Cunha reiterates his innocence.
June 22, 2016Topic
Chamber of Deputies
Brazil’s House Speaker Eduardo Cunha Closer to Losing Mandate
The Lower House's Ethics Committee approved eleven votes to nine to remove Speaker of the House from office for lying...
June 15, 2016
Brazilian Prosecutors File Suit Against House Speaker
Prosecutors want to revoke Chamber Speaker Eduardo Cunha’s political rights for ten years and the return of R$20 million in...
June 14, 2016
Decisive Week For Brazil’s Suspended House Speaker Cunha
After seven months of delays the Chamber’s Ethics Committee is expected to vote this week on whether or not to...
June 6, 2016
Annulment of Impeachment Process in Brazil is Reversed
In less than 24 hours Brazil’s interim Chamber president decided to annul the approval of the impeachment process of President...
May 10, 2016
Brazil’s Lower House Authorizes Impeachment of President Rousseff
Although there were strong indications on Sunday morning that the government would lose, the pro-impeachment tally was much higher than...
April 18, 2016
Brazil’s Chamber Votes on Impeachment, Crowds Take to Streets
Security measures throughout Brazil are tight as representatives vote Sunday on President Rousseff fate.
April 17, 2016
Brazil’s Lower House Starts Impeachment Debate
The debate at the Chamber started hours after the country’s Supreme Court denied an injunction made by the government to...
April 15, 2016
President Rousseff Loses More Allies in Brazil, Decries Coup
Two of her most important allies, the PP and PRB parties announced on Tuesday they were withdrawing from the government...
April 13, 2016