Chamber of Deputies
House of the National Congress; presided over by Eduardo Cunha from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016, who was removed from his mandate on September 12, 2016.
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- Chamber of Deputies relationship with Eduardo Cunha: The Chamber revoked Cunha's mandate on September 12, 2016 (450 votes to 10, 9 abstentions) for breach of decorum, for having lied to the Petrobras CPI about foreign accounts.
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The STF (Teori Zavascki, later confirmed unanimously by the full court) removed Cunha from his seat on May 5, 2016; the Chamber of Deputies revoked his mandate on September 12, 2016 for breach of decorum (450 votes in favor, 10 against, 9 abstentions), for having lied to the Petrobras CPI about foreign accounts.
News reportSingle sourceSource: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Removal and revocation · open original ↗
- Eduardo Cunha headed Chamber of Deputies: President of the Chamber of Deputies from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016.
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Eduardo Cunha was a federal deputy for RJ from February 1, 2003 to September 12, 2016 and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016 (removed by the STF on May 5, 2016; resigned the speakership on July 7, 2016).
News reportSingle sourceSource: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
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Eduardo Cunha was a federal deputy for RJ from February 1, 2003 to September 12, 2016 and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016 (removed by the STF on May 5, 2016; resigned the speakership on July 7, 2016).
Source: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
The STF (Teori Zavascki, later confirmed unanimously by the full court) removed Cunha from his seat on May 5, 2016; the Chamber of Deputies revoked his mandate on September 12, 2016 for breach of decorum (450 votes in favor, 10 against, 9 abstentions), for having lied to the Petrobras CPI about foreign accounts.
Source: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Removal and revocation · open original ↗

