Brazil's lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts.
The "yes" camp comfortably won the required two-thirds majority, after a lengthy session in the capital.
The motion will now be sent to the upper house, the Senate, which is expected to suspend Ms Rousseff while it carries out a formal trial.
She denies the charges, and accuses her opponents of mounting a "coup".
Brazil's governing Workers' Party said "the fight continues now in the Senate".
The "no" camp secured 167 votes, while seven other deputies abstained. Two deputies were not present during the voting...
BBC
18/4/16
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The "yes" camp comfortably won the required two-thirds majority, after a lengthy session in the capital.
The motion will now be sent to the upper house, the Senate, which is expected to suspend Ms Rousseff while it carries out a formal trial.
She denies the charges, and accuses her opponents of mounting a "coup".
Brazil's governing Workers' Party said "the fight continues now in the Senate".
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The "no" camp secured 167 votes, while seven other deputies abstained. Two deputies were not present during the voting...
BBC
18/4/16
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The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies on Sunday evening voted in favor of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff after the move gained a two-thirds majority, or 342 votes...
ReplyDeleteThe outcome means that the Senate will now open a formal impeachment trial against Rousseff in the coming weeks.
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