Mr Cunha was suspended last month after he was caught lying to the congressional committee when he denied having secret Swiss bank accounts. Eduardo Cunha was in tears as he announced his resignation as speaker of congress, saying he hoped the move would end the months of political chaos. Eduardo Cunha resigned after he was found to have lied when he denied having secret Swiss bank accounts Fernando Bizerra Jr/EFEThe man who led the drive to oust President Rousseff of Brazil over corruption claims quit himself yesterday as sleaze investigators closed in. “Only my resignation can put an end to this endless instability,” he said. Prosecutors allege that is where he stashed at least $5 million gained from a massive…

Source: The Times July 07, 2016 23:48 UTC