Tag: Eduardo Cunha

Until Recently Brazil’s Most Powerful Politician, Ex House Speaker Is Now a Jailbird

Impeached Deputy Eduardo Cunha was arrested this Wednesday, October 19, in Brazilian capital Brasilia, ...

For Disgraced Congressman Who Ousted Brazil’s President Is Revenge Time

On September 12, in an overwhelming vote of 450 to 10, the Brazilian House ...

Brazil’s Ex-speaker Should Feel the Full Weight of the Law, Says Transparency International

Transparency International released a note welcoming the decision by the Brazilian House of Representatives ...

Too Much Honesty and Not Enough Friends Brought Brazil’s President Down

Personally incorruptible, unlike her nemeses, Dilma Rousseff was impeached and dismissed on the flimsiest ...

Brazil’s House Speaker Won’t Fall Without Dragging His Colleagues with Him

On June 14, Brazil’s congressional ethics committee voted to remove Deputy Eduardo Cunha from ...