House Speaker to Sit on Bolsonaro Impeachment Requests for Now
- Requests for impeachment made after Sergio Moro’s resignation
- Impeachment timing during pandemic would be inappropriate
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Brazil’s Lower House Speaker Rodrigo Maia won’t immediately endorse requests to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro, according to three senior lawmakers close to him who asked not to be identified because the discussions are confidential.
At least two requests to impeach the president were presented to Congress on Friday after Justice Minister Sergio Moro resigned and accused Bolsonaro of trying to interfere in federal police investigations.