BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Brazil's Supreme Federal Court said Renan Calheiros, president of the Federal Senate, will stand trial for alleged corruption in a case dating back to 2007.
"By a majority of votes, the plenary of the Supreme Federal Court in session on Wednesday partially received the complaint filed by the Attorney General's Office against Senator Renan Calheiros for the alleged practice of embezzlement," the Supreme Federal Court, or STF, said in a statement.