Brazil’s President Michel Temer secured crucial support for his reform agenda after lawmakers elected government allies to head both houses of Congress.
Incumbent lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia, seen as Temer’s favorite, was re-elected in a first round vote on Thursday with backing from 293 lawmakers, while Senator Eunicio Oliveira, from the ruling Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, was chosen as Senate President last night. They will set the voting agenda of both houses, which makes them critical for the progress of reforms.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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