Eduardo Cunha, the suspended speaker of the federal lower chamber of congress, and the man who instituted impeachment proceedings against Dilma Rousseff, is likely to lose his parliamentary seat soon and could then face jail on numerous corruption charges. All of his assets have been frozen, and he faces at least six separate, serious allegations. Given his unrivalled capacity to manipulate congressional procedure, and his continued (if diminished) political clout, Cunha cannot be written off just yet. But negotiations have already begun in Brasília as to who will succeed him.End of preview - This article contains approximately 691 words.
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