Rioters in Paraguay set fire to Congress after secret Senate vote to allow president second term

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Secret SessionThe Senate voted earlier on Friday during a special session in a closed office rather than on the Senate floor.
Protesters stormed and set fire to Paraguay`s Congress on Friday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.
Paraguay`s measure would apply to future presidents and Cartes, a soft-drink and tobacco mogul elected to a five-year term in 2013.
Firefighters managed to control the flames after protesters left the Congress building late on Friday night.
The change would also apply to former President Fernando Lugo, whose supporters want to be allowed to run for another term.