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Embattled president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, was suspended
today from office and stripped of duties as the senate commences impeachment
procedures against the country’s first female president.
This
will be the South American nation’s first impeachment in 24 years and
with Dilma just halfway through her mandate, she’s now being stripped off
presidential duties for 6 months as the Brazilian senate vote to begin
an impeachment trial while Vice president Michel Temer will take over
presidential duties.
will be the South American nation’s first impeachment in 24 years and
with Dilma just halfway through her mandate, she’s now being stripped off
presidential duties for 6 months as the Brazilian senate vote to begin
an impeachment trial while Vice president Michel Temer will take over
presidential duties.
After a lengthy 20 hour
debate where senators voted 55 to 22 to suspend her, Dilma will have to
step away while she is tried by the upper house for allegedly
manipulating government accounts to fund the previous electoral
campaign.
She will be tried by fellow senators
who are have even committed more serious financial crimes with reports
emanating from Brazil saying that the impeachment procedure is more
‘political’ than ‘legal’
who are have even committed more serious financial crimes with reports
emanating from Brazil saying that the impeachment procedure is more
‘political’ than ‘legal’
Rousseffโs approval ratings is now around 10% as close to 60% of voters support impeachment.
