Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro

by @pedrob

2020-06-10T20:26:02+00:00

Rio Janeiro State Governor to face impeachment inquiry

Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel **Credit:** Carlos Magno

The Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) voted today favourably to initiate impeachment proceedings against right-wing Governor Wilson Witzel. Before today's vote the Assembly had 12 distinct impeachment petitions, for the process all of them will be combined.

A few weeks ago Brazilian federal police raided the residences of the Governor, under the allegation Witzel and his wife Helena led a sprawling criminal operation in which her law firm was used to receive payment from a company that won state coronavirus contracts.

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