PresidentMichelTemerofBrazilhasdeniedanewspaperreportthatheapprovedpaymentstosilenceapossiblewitnessinacorruptioninquiry.Hewasaccusedofauthorisingillicitpayment
Stripping the mandate of Eduardo Cunha, former president of the Chamber of Deputies, could lead to a period of instability for the government of Brazilian President Michel Temer, some local analysts said.
Brazil's Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed the government's motion to annul impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.
In a last-minute move to halt the Senate voting which may suspend President Dilma Rousseff from office, Brazil's attorney general filed on Tuesday an injunction trying to cancel the impeachment process.
The Brazilian general prosecutor formally lay corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house, Eduardo Cunha, and former President Fernando Collor de Mello.