FILE PHOTO: Opposition Deputies of the lower chamber of Brazil's Congress hold banners before a vote on whether the Congress allows corruption charges against President Michel Temer to be sent to the Supreme Court for trial, in Brasilia, Brazil August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to grant Congress the final word on decisions to remove a sitting politician, conceding a victory to lawmakers fighting to shield themselves from prosecution for corruption.
The narrow 6-5 decision will allow the Senate to vote next week to revoke a top court ruling that suspended Senator Aecio Neves who is being investigated in seven corruption cases.
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