President Rousseff is Closer to Being Impeached in Brazil
A special commission of the country’s Lower House voted to approve a report recommending the ousting of the nation’s leader...
April 12, 2016Topic
Chamber of Deputies
Survey Shows 60% of Brazil’s Congress Would Vote to Impeach
Datafolha shows that 60 percent of Lower House and 55 percent of Senate would vote to impeach President Rousseff.
April 8, 2016
Brazil Moves Closer to Impeaching President Dilma Rousseff
A report by the Chamber of Deputies special commission concluded there are legal grounds for impeachment.
April 7, 2016
Brazil’s Rousseff Presents Defense Against Impeachment
General Attorney Cardozo made a final plea to the members of the special commission on why the impeachment process should...
April 5, 2016
Brazil’s Rousseff Likely to Lose Support From PMDB Party
On Tuesday, Brazil’s largest political party, the PMDB is expected to announce it is withdrawing its support for the Rousseff...
March 28, 2016
Poll Shows 68 Percent in Brazil Support Rousseff Impeachment
A survey on the Rousseff Administration shows that more than half of Brazilians support the impeachment of the President while...
March 21, 2016
Congress in Brazil Returns to Impeachment and Corruption
This legislative year will start with at least eleven parliamentary investigative commissions including the possible ousting of the Speaker of...
February 1, 2016
Brazil’s Courts Suspends Impeachment Process After Scuffle
Decision by Brazil's highest court came after representatives physically, verbally attacked each other during vote to elect committee to look...
December 9, 2015Brazil’s Congress Expected to Stay Busy Until End of Year
Chamber to choose committee for impeachment proceedings against Rousseff, investigate Chamber president, while Senate discusses Senator Amaral's fate.
December 7, 2015