bre ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁sen ators ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁gradu ate ▁on ▁college . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁elect ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Regional ▁Development ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁sen ator ▁A é cio ▁Ne ves ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁Eth ics ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁voted ▁to ▁keep ▁A é cio ▁in ▁office , ▁defe ating ▁a ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Class ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Federal ▁Court ▁in ▁a ▁law suit ▁which ▁A é cio ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice ▁for ▁asking ▁for ▁R $ ▁ 2 ▁million ▁( US $ ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁to ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁J BS ▁Jo es ley ▁Bat ista . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Senate ▁Director ▁Board , ▁began ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁art ic ulated ▁to ▁pres ide ▁the ▁session ▁which ▁would ▁chose ▁the ▁new ▁President ▁being , ▁however , ▁deprecated ▁by ▁the ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate , ▁sen ator ▁José ▁Mar anh ão ▁( M DB ) ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁of ▁the ▁session , ▁which ▁the ▁main ▁riv als ▁were ▁Al col um bre ▁himself ▁( support ▁by ▁O ny x ▁Lor enz oni , ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁and