Cunha resigns amid corruption allegations

The corruption-tainted speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress announced his resignation on Thursday, ending months of political bickering that threatened to deepen a legislative stalemate blamed for keeping the economy mired in recession.

Resigned: Brazil's lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha
Resigned: Brazil's lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha
Published 7 July 2016, 20:39Updated 25 October 2016, 15:25