Barrier removed to Brazil CVRD sell-off .
BRASILIA 1996-08-28
The Brazilian Senate Wednesday agreed to shelve a bill linking the privatization of mining conglomerate Vale do Rio Doce to congressional approval , officials said .
Officials said the Senate vote removed all existing legislative hurdles in the way of CVRD 's sell-off .
The motion was put forward by Sen .
Jose Eduardo Dutra , who had drawn up the bill .
The Senate vote also annulled a substitute version of Dutra 's bill which had sought to dedicate revenue from Vale 's privatization to regional infrastructure projects .
-- William Schomberg , Brasilia newsroom 55-61-2230358