The Man Who Will Decide Brazil's Fate Wants Something in Return
- Lower-house leader Eduardo Cunha is accused of Petrobras graft
- It's up to Cunha to decide whether to start impeachment bid
Eduardo Cunha.
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In the 19 months since a sprawling corruption scandal broke out at Brazil’s state-run oil giant, many people have come to represent the crisis through its twists and turns. President Dilma Rousseff, of course, has played that role for much of that time, but so have lesser-known types like a money-laundering kingpin and a crusading federal judge.
Now, it is Eduardo Cunha’s turn.