05-05-2016 19:35 via news.yahoo.com

Brazil Supreme Court suspends Rousseff impeachment architect

Brasília (AFP) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday suspended Eduardo Cunha, the senior lawmaker at the center of efforts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, citing his attempt to obstruct a probe into his alleged corruption. The speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress is the architect of the impeachment drive which is expected to see Rousseff forced to step aside from office on Wednesday. Cunha's dramatic setback was not expected to change the momentum against Rousseff, b
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