BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Senators, two dozen of whom are being investigated for corruption, pushed through a bill on Wednesday that judges and prosecutors have criticized as curbing their authority to carry out investigations, mainly of corrupt politicians themselves.
The scandal-plagued Senate voted 54-19 to approve the measure that punishes public servants and members of the government, legislature and judiciary for so-called "abuse of power."
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