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Urgent: Brazil supreme court removes Senate President Calheiros

Xinhua, December 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) on Monday removed Senate President Renan Calheiros.

On Friday, the court upheld embezzlement charges against Calheiros, a member of the ruling Brazilian Democratic Movement Party. Enditem