Dilma wins with Picciani’s re-election

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 17 Feb 2016 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha
Rep. Leonardo Picciani (RJ) was re-elected leader of the PMDB in the House for another year.An ally of the Planalto Palace and a congressman who is close with Dilma, he received 37 votes.He defeated Rep. Hugo Motta (PB), who has the support of the President of the House, Eduardo Cunha, but only obtained 30 votes. Two congressmen cast blank votes. The result evinces the schism within the PMDB – in favor and against the impeachment of President Dilma – even though the party is part of the governing coalition, with a Vice President and six cabinet ministers. Despite the fact that it was a clos...

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