Following the previous decision of the Lower House of Congress which approved the impeachment procedure of the President Dilma Rousseff,  Eduardo Cunha,  speaker of the Lower House of Congress and one of the biggest opponents of the current Brazilian President, was suspended by the Supreme Court from all congressional duties. Cunha is investigated for the alleged impeding of corruption investigations and intimidation of lawmakers. This suspension seems to be greatly significant since in case of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, Eduardo Cunha would become Vice-President of Brazil. Cunha was in fact the next in line for the Presidency after Michel Temer, who is also facing impeachment procedure. This decision comes a few weeks after Cunha led a charge to impeach President Dilma Rousseff in the Chamber of Deputies. However, Rousseff accuses both Cunha and Temer of plotting a coup against her.

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For more on the possible impeachment of the current President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff and its procedure click here and here.
For more on the possible impeachment of Michel Temer and Eduardo Cunha click here and here.

For more on the Petrobras corruption scandals in Brazil click here and here.