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Former Brazil House Speaker Cunha Sentenced to 15 Years for Graft

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A federal court sentenced Brazil's former speaker of the lower house, Eduardo Cunha, to more than 15 years in prison on Thursday for corruption, making him the highest-profile political conviction yet in the "Operation Car Wash" scandal. The former politician's defense team said they would appeal the decision but Cunha will remain imprisoned pending appeal. Cunha, who drove the successful impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff, was forced from his position as...

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