Rio de Janeiro's municipal council voted to impeach the city's mayor, ...
FILE PHOTO: Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Marcelo Crivella speaks with Brazil's Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles during a meeting in Brasilia, Brazil February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
Crivella, who is also an evangelical bishop and gospel singer, has 10 days to present his defense to the council, which will then open a 90-day investigation of the mayor.
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