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...That would hand it to the PT. But the government, weakened by the scandal, may struggle to secure victory for a PT candidate....
...Then, Mr Lula da Silva's Workers' party (PT) fielded two candidates, handing victory to Severino Cavalcanti, a leader of the “low clergy” (politicians of little stature)....
...Mr Serraglio's report may require approval from as many as five separate congressional authorities including Severino Cavalcanti, head of the lower house and a vote by the full assembly....
...Congressional business is likely to be further delayed over a separate scandal involving Severino Cavalcanti, president of the House....
...Nearly two dozen congressmen are accused of accepting payments through the financing scheme organised by Delubio Soares, the former treasurer of the Workers' party (PT), and operated by Marcos Valerio, a...
...But the evidence against him is compelling and his departure is widely seen as a matter of time. “We are on hold, waiting to see what Severino will do....
...The PT's failure to win a single leadership post undermines its ability to set the agenda in the lower house....
...Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh, the official candidate of the Workers' party (PT), the largest in the lower house, was beaten by Severino Cavalcanti, a little-known independent congressmen, by 190 to 300 votes....
...Animosity has been exacerbated by a poor personal relationship between Mr Lula da Silva and Severino Cavalcanti, the sharp-tongued president of the lower house, who rose to power in February on a tide of...
...Historically, the PT has been more united and disciplined than other Brazilian political party....
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