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investigation in the Petrobras bribery scandal. The list includes 34 congressmen and five former ministers of President Dilma Rousseff. As expected, Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha and Senate Speaker Renan Calheiros are among the 34 congressmen. According to newsmagazine Veja, the government believed that

investigation in the Petrobras bribery scandal. The list includes 34 congressmen and five former ministers of President Dilma Rousseff. As expected, Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha and Senate Speaker Renan Calheiros are among the 34 congressmen. According to newsmagazine Veja, the government believed that

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considering quitting the position of Rousseff's chief political coordinator. Speculation about Temer's abandoning the post increased this week after Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha (PMDB) argued that Temer should quit. The PMDB reportedly resents the fact that the government is blocking the appointments th

en revealed yet (the STF may decide to lift the secrecy on the process and publish the names), newspaper Estado de S5o Paulo yesterday reported that Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha and Senate Speaker Renan Calheiros, both of the PMDB party, were among the 54 names. Less than two hours after the press repo

place Pepe Vargas (PT) as Secretary of Institutional Affairs (liaison with Congress). The arrangement would allow Rousseff to keep two protegees of Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha (PMDB) and Senate Speaker Renan Calheiros (PMDB) in the cabinet, hoping that these two influential politicians will tone down

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