Brazil’s lower house speaker resigns after leading anti-Rousseff efforts

‘The embattled speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress Eduardo Cunha has resigned less than three months after he orchestrated the impeachment of suspended President Dilma Rousseff.
Cunha announced his resignation on Thursday, claiming he had become the target of political opponents for starting the process to impeach Rousseff, who has been suspended since May 12.
The senior politician has been under investigation by the Supreme Court for alleged corruption, intimidation of lawmakers, obstruction of justice and abuse of power.’
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