Parliamentary ethics committee told to reconsider looking into Swiss bank accounts of lower house speaker who has led push to question Dilma RousseffBrazils lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha has won a itsy-bitsy breathing room after a parliamentary ethics committee was ordered to reconsider its decision to investigate him for perjury regarding secret Swiss bank accounts.
The ruling by the vice-president of the chamber of deputies, Waldir Maranhão – a Cunha ally suggests the shenanigans (tricks or mischief) that paralysed congress last year are likely to continue after a recess for next week’s Carnival.
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Source: theguardian.com