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Brazil electoral dismisses case that could have ousted President Temer

Brazil'stopelectoralcourtdismissedacaseonFridaythatthreatenedtounseatPresidentMichelTemerforallegedlyreceivingillegalcampaignfundsinthe2014electionwhenhewasther

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Brazilian political turmoil might be a process for good changes

Lessthanayearago,thenBrazilianPresidentDilmaRousseffwasremovedfromofficeamidamassivecorruptionscandalandeconomiccrisisthatcrippledLatinAmerica’slargestcountry.N

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APD Yearender: Dilma Rousseff and her castle in the sand

By all accounts Dilma Rousseff has made it to the top: She ruled over a larger country than any other female leaders, she was named 2nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine, and helped organize the first World Cup and summer Olympic Games that her country hosted for the first time.

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Brazil's Supreme Court denies Rousseff request for Temer to remain as interim president

​Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday denied requests filed by impeached President Dilma Rousseff asking for the impeachment vote against her to be suspended and for President Michel Temer to remain in an interim capacity.

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Rousseff's allies at home and abroad enraged at impeachment

​As Brazil and Latin America reeled from the impeachment of Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, reactions quickly began pouring in, mostly from her saddened supporters.

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Rousseff's impeachment just one chapter of Brazil's political strife

Fora Dilma. Dilma Out. The battle cry of the enraged right-wing of Brazil, which rang out around the streets for months, has come to pass. On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate voted to strip Dilma Rousseff of the presidency by 61 votes to 20.

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Brazil Senate expected to dismiss Rousseff in impeachment vote

Brazil's Senate was expected to vote on Wednesday to dismiss President Dilma Rousseff, finalizing a nine-month impeachment process and confirming the country's shift to the right with the end of 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule.

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Brazilian lawmakers to vote on Rousseff's impeachment after marathon debate

Brazilian senators were engaged in a marathon debate Tuesday night before the final vote on the impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff.

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Brazil's President Rousseff denies charges before Senate, says bid to impeach her is a coup

Suspended Brazil President Dilma Roussef denied on Monday (Aug 29) that she had committed an impeachable crime, as she defended herself before senators preparing to vote on removing her from office.

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Brazil's Senate grills Rousseff at impeachment hearing

Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Monday fielded questions from senators on day four of her impeachment trial, as police lobbed tear gas to disperse her supporters protesting outside the Senate.

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Dilma Rousseff, the Brazilian leader that undergoes impeachment trial

Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff, twice elected president as the candidate of a left-leaning alliance led by the Workers' Party (PT), will undergo one of the most critical moments of her political career next week.

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Brazilian Senate begins impeachment trial against Dilma Rousseff

The Brazilian Senate began Thursday the impeachment trial of suspended president Dilma Rousseff.

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Rousseff's impeachment process enters critical phase in Brazil

The impeachment process into Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff, will enter a decisive phase this week as her trial begins in the Senate.

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Rousseff to grasp last opportunity as impeachment trial nears

As the Brazilian Senate's final vote on the future of suspended President Dilma Rousseff set for late August approaches, the embattled president hopes to fight all out to survive impeachment.

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Brazilian lawmakers ask human rights group for help in Rousseff's impeachment

Brazilian lawmakers from the Workers' Party have filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for help in the impeachment trial of President Dilma Rousseff.

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Brazil Senate votes to hold Rousseff impeachment trial

Brazil’s Senate voted early Wednesday (Aug 10) to hold an impeachment trial for the nation’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff, a process that could see her permanently removed from office.

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Brazil's Rousseff and Lula to miss Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inocio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that they would not attend the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 5, local media reported.