In Brazil, the Threat of Impeachment Becomes a Reality

The months-long stalemate between Brazil's ruling Workers' Party and the opposition has finally been broken, and President Dilma Rousseff is one step closer to losing her post. On Dec. 2, Eduardo Cunha, the president of Brazil's lower house of parliament, agreed to put a request for Rousseff's impeachment to a vote. Regardless of its outcome, the latest move toward Rousseff's impeachment will erode investors' confidence even further at a critical time for Brazil. ...