ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) -- Paraguay's Senate voted Thursday to repeal a law giving immunity to the headquarters of South America's soccer confederation, the latest fallout from a sweeping U.S. investigation into an alleged bribery scheme in FIFA.
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The Senate's unanimous decision sent the bill on CONMEBOL's immunity to President Horacio Cartes, who has said he supports it.