Brazil’s President Rousseff to Fight Impeachment to the End
Calling it an injustice, Brazil's President Rousseff said she was outraged she was being judged by politicians who themselves are...
April 19, 2016Topic
Rousseff
Opinion: “High Crimes and Misdemeanors” in Brazil
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Impeachment” is not a word in Portuguese. It has been used...
April 19, 2016
Brazil’s Lower House Authorizes Impeachment of President Rousseff
Although there were strong indications on Sunday morning that the government would lose, the pro-impeachment tally was much higher than...
April 18, 2016
Brazil’s Chamber Votes on Impeachment, Crowds Take to Streets
Security measures throughout Brazil are tight as representatives vote Sunday on President Rousseff fate.
April 17, 2016
Brazil’s Lower House Starts Impeachment Debate
The debate at the Chamber started hours after the country’s Supreme Court denied an injunction made by the government to...
April 15, 2016
President Rousseff Loses More Allies in Brazil, Decries Coup
Two of her most important allies, the PP and PRB parties announced on Tuesday they were withdrawing from the government...
April 13, 2016
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 Vice President Michel Temer Resigns as PMDB Leader
In another series of political maneuvers, the vice president of Brazil, Michel Temer, who is also the president of the...
April 6, 2016