Brazilian senators have voted by 61 to 20 to permanently remove the president from office. Lawmakers accused her of breaking budget responsibility rules. Decision ends the 68-year-old's five-and-a-half-years in power, and more than a decade's dominance by her leftist Workers' Party. She had been suspended in May, pending a trial in the Senate.
Monday, September 05, 2016
#BRAZIL: Pres. Dilma Rousseff Impeached, Removed From Office
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Brazilian senators have voted by 61 to 20 to permanently remove the president from office. Lawmakers accused her of breaking budget responsibility rules. Decision ends the 68-year-old's five-and-a-half-years in power, and more than a decade's dominance by her leftist Workers' Party. She had been suspended in May, pending a trial in the Senate.
Brazilian senators have voted by 61 to 20 to permanently remove the president from office. Lawmakers accused her of breaking budget responsibility rules. Decision ends the 68-year-old's five-and-a-half-years in power, and more than a decade's dominance by her leftist Workers' Party. She had been suspended in May, pending a trial in the Senate.
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