February 3, 2021
BRASILIA, BRAZIL (AP) President Jair Bolsonaro helped elect two allies to the top jobs in both Houses of Brazil’s Congress, a success that is expected to help him blunt a campaign by protesters who have been calling for the conservative leader to be impeached.
Deputy Arthur Lira of the centre-right Progressive party was elected by his colleagues on Monday to be Speaker in the Chamber of Deputies, while Senator Rodrigo Pacheco of the centre-right Democrats party was chosen as the Senate president.
Any impeachment move would have to start in the Lower House, where outgoing Speaker Rodrigo Maia has been a critic of the president though also rejecting calls for an impeachment effort.
Aliados de Bolsonaro encabezarán el Congreso
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Aliados de Bolsonaro ganan en el Congreso de Brasil
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