Brazil: Troubled Congress speaker Eduardo Cunha resigns

The controversial Brazilian politician who led the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff, Eduardo Cunha, has resigned from his post as Speaker of the Lower House of Congress.  

In a tearful news conference, Mr Cunha said he was paying a high price for starting the process.  

He was suspended from his post shortly after Congress voted to open an impeachment trial against Ms Rousseff.  

He has been accused of taking bribes from the state oil company Petrobras and diverting millions of dollars to his personal accounts in Switzerland.  

He denied holding any bank account abroad and is now facing the prospect of being expelled from the Chamber of Deputies for lying to Congress.


SOURCE: BBC news