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Brazil: What Happens After the Ruling Party Loses an Ally

Mar 29, 2016 | 21:40 GMT

The threat of impeachment for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff looms larger now that the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party has left the ruling coalition.

(Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Brazil's ruling Workers' Party lost its main political ally, the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), on March 29, and the timing could not be worse for President Dilma Rousseff. The PMDB's decision to leave the government considerably increases the chances of Rousseff's impeachment being approved by the lower house, where the party has the most seats....

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