Brazilian Senate President Renan Calheiros was suspended by a Supreme Court justice yesterday in order to stand trial on charges he received bribes from a construction company, reports the Associated Press. The order aims at preventing Calheiros, who was indicted last week on charges of stealing from public coffers by falsifying expense charges a decade ago, from being in line for the presidency, explains the
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Brazilian Senate President Renan Calheiros was suspended by a Supreme Court justice yesterday in order to stand trial on charges he received bribes from a construction company, reports the Associated Press. The order aims at preventing Calheiros, who was indicted last week on charges of stealing from public coffers by falsifying expense charges a decade ago, from being in line for the presidency, explains the