Luciana Vasconcelos
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Brasília - The Ethics Council of the Chamber of Deputies voted unanimously, 14 to 0, in favor of the recommendation to revoke the mandate of federal deputy Roberto Jefferson (PTB-RJ). The suit to revoke Jefferson's mandate may still be subjected to a secret floor vote next week in the Chamber. 257 votes, of a total of 513, are needed to revoke the deputy's mandate.

The president of the Chamber, Ricardo Izar (PTB-SP), said that the vote in the Chamber should be held after the September 7 holiday.

Translation: David Silberstein