Brazil’s lower house chief suspended a decision whether to start impeachment proceedings as the Supreme Court questioned his guidelines for ousting a president.
A Supreme Court justice on Tuesday issued an injunction against impeachment procedures laid out by lower house PresidentEduardo Cunha. Justice Teori Zavascki said Cunha couldn’t singlehandedly establish guidelines for Congress to remove the president from office, which is a constitutional matter. A key issue at stake is how the opposition can start impeachment proceeding even if Cunha shelves its request.
Before the injunction, Cunha was expected to decide as early as Tuesday whether to accept an impeachment request.
The latest wrangling over procedural issues renews uncertainty over how and when the lower house of Congress will decide on impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Her Workers’ Party celebrated the injunction, saying it stops a “coup” attempt against Rousseff.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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