An investigation into fake university degrees in Paraguay, which is already looking into suspicions involving more than 300 local public officials, including high-ranking positions, has extended to Brazil with the scrutiny of hundreds of degrees issued by an unauthorized institution.
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The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, stated that the request to lift the parliamentary immunity of Cartista deputy Esteban Samaniego depends on a deal involving three other lawmakers with pending cases, since removal requires a two-thirds majority and no single political force can reach that number on its own.
The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay has nine requests for the removal of parliamentary immunity pending, but President Raúl Latorre says there is no scheduled vote yet due to the need for unanimous agreement among the deputies involved.