#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.

#BRAZIL/BREAKING: Suspended By Senate After Impeachment Vote, Pres. Rousseff Defiant Against "Coup"

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After Brazil's senate voted 55 to 22 to suspend Pres. Dilma Rousseff for up to 180 days and put her on trial for corruption, she vowed to fight the charges, saying she "may have made mistakes but I did not commit any crime." Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, will be judged by senators. Vice President Michel Temer, who has become an outspoken opponent of Rousseff, has taken power as acting president.

#BRAZIL: Lower House Votes To Begin Pres. Rousseff Impeachment Process

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Opposition lawmakers in Brazil's lower house have approved impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Her ruling Workers' Party and allies have described the impeachment drive as a "coup," but have admitted defeat. They say they will continue to fight the moves against the deeply unpopular president in the Senate.

#BRAZIL: Judge Halts Frmr. Pres. Lula's Appointment As Chief-Of-Staff; Faces Charges And Arrest

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A judge has suspended former Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s appointment as Pres. Dima Rousseff's chief of staff moments after he was sworn in, fearing the move by Rousseff made the appointment to shield him from prosecution. He is faces charges and immanent arrest over a corruption scandal. The appointment prompted anti-government demonstrations across Brazil, as a secretly recorded phone call between the two suggested his appointment to a ministerial position was motivated by a desire to avoid prosecution.

#BRAZIL: Pres. Rousseff's Election Adviser Charged In Corruption Probe Of Her Party

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Prosecutors investigating Brazil’s state-run oil company on corruption charges have issued an arrest warrant for the strategist who engineered embattled Pres. Dilma Rousseff’s 2014 re-election. Police say that João Santana - a consultant for Rousseff and a former treasurer for Rousseff’s ruling Workers’ Party - accepted $3 million in bribes from engineering firm Group Odebrecht as compensation for Petrobras construction contracts.

#BRAZIL: Judge Orders Investigation Of Pres. #DilmaRousseff's 2014 Campaign Donations

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A 17-month-old investigation into a massive price fixing and political kickback scandal had found evidence that Pres. Dilma Rousseff's Workers' Party was indirectly funded by money stolen from the state-run oil company. It's the latest blow for Rousseff, who is polling in single digits.