Bloomberg
Brazil’s interim lower house chief Waldir Maranhao called for a new vote on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, in a surprise move that prompted a sell off of Brazilian assets.
Maranhao said he annulled the lower house vote last month in favor of Rousseff’s impeachment, citing procedural irregularities, according to a statement sent by the press office of the lower house presidency. The decision comes in response to a request by the attorney-general’s office.
The Senate was due to vote later this week whether to put Rousseff on trial and temporarily force her to step down.
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