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Brazil Congress expels ex-speaker Cunha on graft

Tuesday, 13 September 2016 12:04 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 12:04 PM ]

Former Lower House President Eduardo Cunha delivers a speech during session of the Chamber of Deputies that decides the revocation of his term, in Brasilia on September 12, 2016. (AFP)

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