New President For Brazil Chamber Of Deputies

Brazil’s lower house in Congress has elected Aldo Rebelo as president of the Chamber of Deputies, replacing Severino Cavalcanti who resigned on 21 September because of allegations of bribery. Rebelo, a former cabinet minister and the favored choice of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, won in the second round of votes, after a tie with José Thomaz Nonô with 182 votes a piece in the first round. A total of 509 deputies of the lower house of Congress took part in the vote.