The Brazilian Senate has approved the partial elimination of secret voting in both houses of Congress. It was one of the demands of demonstrators during a wave of protests that swept the country in June.
Yesterday night, the Senate approved an amendment that says the secret ballot can no longer be used when voting on presidential vetoes or when deciding if a legislator should be stripped of his or her congressional seat.
But secret ballots could still be used when deciding on the appointment of federal judges and ambassadors.
It was a watered down version of September's approval by the lower house of Congress that approved a measure that eliminated the secret ballot in all rulings made in federal, state and municipal legislatures.
