LatinNews Daily - 17 June 2009
Brazil prepares for senate reform
Development: On 16 June, amidst continued scandal over the extent of official corruption in the senate, the upper house president, José Sarney, gave a 35-minute speech which appeared to finally pave the way for a root-and-branch reform of the bloated 83-seat institution, which has an annual budget of US$1.3bn in 2009.
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