Brazilian Congress elects Bolsonaro allies as leaders
AFP, BRASILIA
Congress on Monday elected two allies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to head the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, an important victory as he seeks to galvanize his re-election efforts for next year.
Arthur Lira of the Progressives won in the first round of votes for speaker of the Chamber of Deputies by 302 votes out of 513.
Earlier, the Democrats’ Rodrigo Pacheco was elected Senate speaker with 57 out of 81 votes.
Brazilian Deputy Arthur Lira, centre top, is lifted as he celebrates being elected speaker of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia on Monday.