Brazil detains top politician behind Rousseff impeachment

Police in Brazil have arrested the once powerful lawmaker, Eduardo Cunha, who orchestrated the ouster of President Dilm’a Rousseff, as part of an extensive corruption investigation.
“We can confirm that (Cunha) was detained in Brasilia,” a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
According to Brazilian G1 news website, the office of Brazil’s top anti-corruption judge, Sergio Moro, issued Cunha’s arrest warrant. The detained former lawmaker initiated the impeachment proceedings that led to the ouster of Rousseff by the senate in August. The former president was accused of violating federal budget regulations. Rousseff had accused Cunha of mounting a coup.’
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