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Chaos in Brazil’s Congress as politician forcibly removed from Speaker’s chair

Brazil’s Congress erupted into chaos when a federal deputy was forcibly removed from the Speaker's chair in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday (9 December), after he staged a protest to block a vote on his expulsion taking place on Wednesday.

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G-20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit | No issue can be seen in isolation in an interconnected world: Om Birla

The Lok Sabha speaker closed the G-20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit and handed over the P-20 presidency to the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Cesar Pereira de Lira

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Italy's Meloni wins parliamentary backing for extra borrowing after vote slip up

Italy's government on Friday won parliamentary backing for additional borrowing, after a first attempt resulted in a major setback for nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges Mexico to help deliver his peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Mexico to help make the case in Latin America for his peace plan for Ukraine, even as tensions persist within the country's ruling party about offering support to Kyiv.

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Brazil's Congress reelects leaders, aiding Lula's agenda

Brazilian lawmakers have voted to reelect the heads of both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, bolstering President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s prospects for passing legislation and governing in the polarized nation

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro supporters storm in Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court, Presidential Palace

Brazilian authorities were investigating Monday after thousands of far-right supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Presidential Palace, Supreme Court, and Senate and Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia on Sunday. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog to review the events as they unfolded.

France 24

Brazil's Congress passes bill to raise spending cap for welfare program

Brazil's Congress late on Wednesday gave its final approval to a constitutional amendment increasing the government spending cap to maintain welfare payouts to poor families next year, a centerpiece campaign pledge by the country's incoming president.

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Canada imposes new sanctions on Haitian politicians - statement

Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on three Haitian politicians, including a former president of the country's Chamber of Deputies, with Ottawa accusing them of aiding gang leaders and laundering their illicit earnings, according to a statement.

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Italian PM Meloni easily wins 2nd and final confidence vote

Italy’s first far-right-led government since the fall of fascism in World War II can get down to business after new Premier Giorgia Meloni easily won the second of two required confidence votes in Parliament on Wednesday.

France 24

Meloni on critics: Italians don't need lessons from abroad

Italy's new premier, Giorgia Meloni, has laid out her government's policy plans and shot back at critics at home and abroad over her far-right politics

The Independent UK

Mexican lawmakers approve extending army's street presence until 2028

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies on Thursday approved extending the role of the armed forces in public security tasks until 2028, a move seen by critics as another step in the militarization of the country.

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EXPLAINER: Rituals play role in creating Italian government

Forming a new government in Italy involves time and decades-old rituals

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EXPLAINER: Italian election only part of picking government

Sunday's parliamentary election will determine who next governs major industrial economy and key NATO member Italy

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As a divided Italy heads to the polls, a sharp right turn is likely

Italians will soon vote in national elections and the country will have its 70th government since the founding of the republic in 1946.

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Mexican deputies pass bill to militarize national guard

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies passed a bill late Friday that brings the national guard under control of the Defense Ministry in a move likely to be challenged in court.

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Italy's lower house backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

Italy's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Tuesday to ratify the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in a vote welcomed by Giorgia Meloni, whose far-right Brothers of Italy party is seen as the front runner in the coming election.

Reuters

Chile's Boric proposes restricted pension withdrawals, citing inflation

A new pension withdrawal in Chile was voted down by a congressional committee Tuesday night after President Gabriel Boric submitted a competing proposal hours earlier that cleared a vote in a separate committee.

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