ASSESSMENTS

For Brazil's President, Impeachment Looms

Apr 18, 2016 | 03:21 GMT

Brazil's lower house of congress votes April 17 on whether to approve impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. The impeachment vote passed by a large margin.

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For nearly a year, members of Brazil's political opposition have been trying to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. Following a vote in the lower house of Brazil's Congress, they are one step closer to their goal. The Chamber of Deputies voted April 17 to impeach Rousseff, and although Rousseff retains control for now, the Senate will soon begin deliberations of its own. Approval by a simple majority would sideline her for up to 180 days while the Senate deliberates further....

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