Latinnews Daily - 6 August 2004

BRAZIL: PMDB deputy stripped of immunity for killing wife's lover

Brazil & Southern Cone 12 July 2010 Modified: 06 August 2004 422 views

Development: The state congress in the corruption-ridden federal capital, Brasilia, stripped Carlos Xavier, from the Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, of his membership of the congress and therefore his immunity from prosecution. Xavier is accused of ordering the murder of his former wife's 16 year-old lover, Ewerton Ferreira, on 8 March.

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