FILE PHOTO: Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel gestures as he speaks to the media at Laranjeiras Palace, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian court confirmed on Friday the impeachment of Rio de Janeiro's state governor Wilson Witzel over alleged graft in the purchase of medical supplies and services to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.
Witzel, who denies any wrongdoing, had been temporarily removed from power in August 2020.
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