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Dilma's last day? Brazil's Senate in session on impeachment trial for President Rousseff

The clock is ticking for Dilma Rousseff. Brazil’s Senate is in session for a vote on whether or not to put the nation’s first female president on

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Brazilian senate due to vote on Dilma Rousseff impeachment

The Brazilian senate is due to vote on Wednesday on whether to impeach the president. If senators vote in favour, Dilma Rousseff will be suspended

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Brazil: an impeachment sage of twists and turns

Impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff started in December, when the then speaker of the Lower Chamber of Deputies

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Brazil: impeachment process against Rousseff back on track

The ongoing political ping pong in Brazil has thrown the country into chaos. For the moment, the process to impeach President Dilma Rousseff is back

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Brazil's Senate rejects attempt to annul impeachment proceedings against Rousseff

Brazil’s Senate says it will go ahead with a vote on Wednesday on whether to impeach the president. It’s the latest in the long running saga of

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Reprieve for Rousseff? Probably not...

A reprieve from the impeachment process may be short-lived for Brazil's president. The Senate is reportedly to ignore the decision to suspend proceedings.

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Rousseff lives to lead another day: Brazil's lower house suspends impeachment process

The acting speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress has annulled the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff acknowledged

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Brazil: Senate committee approves report recommending Rousseff's impeachment

A special committee in Brazil’s Senate has approved a report recommending that President Dilma Rousseff should face an impeachment trial. The panel

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Rousseff's rival suspended in latest scandal to strike Brazil

Eduardo Cunha, the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, is suspended in the latest scandal to strike the country.

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Dilma's impeachment moves one step closer as commission backs removal

The head of Brazil's Senate commission considering the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff has recommended that the legal process for her removal from office should continue.

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Michel Temer: the vice president emerging from Rousseff's shadow

Michel Temer became Brazil’s Vice President in 2011. Quietly known by political allies and enemies alike as “The Butler” because of his manners and

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Brazil: Rousseff fights but impeachment tide rises

Dilma Rousseff, the embattled Brazilian president facing possible impeachment on corruption charges, has fired back at her critics for staging what

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Rousseff comes out fighting following impeachment vote

Rousseff comes out fighting She says she is facing a coup against her *She will defend herself in the Senate Following Sunday’s crushing defeat

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Dilma Rousseff: the 'iron lady' battling for survival

Dilma Rousseff was first sworn in as the first female president of Latin America’s biggest economy in January 2011. She won an election run-off on

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Brazil: Rousseff supporters react with fury at impeachment move

There was frustration and fury among Dilma Rousseff’s supporters at the move to oust Brazil’s democratically elected leader. “Fascists, Fascists!”

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Rousseff heading for exit in Brazil after impeachment vote

Emotions are running high in Brazil amid the biggest political crisis for years after a parliamentary vote which will almost certainly force Dilma

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Brazil's impeachment vote sends crowds into a football like frenzy

As Brazil’s congress voted to launch impeachment proceedings against the President Dilma Rousseff, thousands of ‘yes’ supporters exploded into

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Brazilian lawmakers vote in favour of President impeachment

Note: an updated version of this story is available here Brazilian President loses crucial impeachment vote Opposition easily surpass two-thirds

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Brazilian lawmakers vote in favour of President impeachment

Brazilian President loses crucial impeachment vote Opposition easily surpass two-thirds majority Rousseff’s ruling Workers Party vows to continue

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To impeach or not to impeach? Zero hour for Dilma Rousseff

The day has arrived for Dilma Rousseff to learn her fate. This evening (April 17), Brazil’s lower house of Congress – the Chamber of Deputies – is to