WorldNews Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/8bc8dccefe37d9a5f17574cecadc95ac.jpgBy Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court indicted the president of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, on Thursday for embezzlement, a ruling that is expected to fan growing tensions between the judiciary and Congress over corruption cases. The top court voted 8-3 to try the senator on charges of misusing public funds in a nine-year-old case involving the payment of child support for a daughter Calheiros had in an extramarital affair. Calheiros was indicted for billing the Senate for car rentals with false contracts. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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