- Impeached on 31 August 2016 She said that she was being ousted because she had allowed a wide-ranging corruption investigation to go ahead, which resulted in many high-profile politicians being charged.www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37237513
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The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the 36th president of Brazil, began on 2 December 2015 with a petition for her impeachment being accepted by Eduardo Cunha, then president of the Chamber of Deputies, and continued into late 2016. Dilma Rousseff, then more than 12 months into her second four … See more
Request for impeachment
By September 2015, 37 requests for impeachment had been filed with the Chamber of Deputies against Rousseff, but Cunha did not … See moreAfter the Senate vote to suspend Rousseff's presidential powers and duties, subsequent procedure required new citations, new defense, appointing witnesses and … See more
A documentary released in 2019 by Netflix, titled The Edge of Democracy (Democracia em Vertigem, in Portuguese), makes a description of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, under the … See more
A total of 37 requests for the impeachment of Rousseff had been presented to the Chamber of Deputies from 2012 till her actual impeachment. Of these 23 were archived and did not proceed. The remaining 14 proceeded, but only one was accepted by … See more
In the Brazilian political system, the president and vice president run on the same ticket but have constitutionally separate terms. … See more
International reactions
In May 2016, just after Senate voted to suspend Rousseff's presidential powers, a New York Times editorial … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Dilma Rousseff impeachment: How did it go wrong for her? - BBC
WebApr 12, 2016 · Brazil political crisis: Why Dilma Rousseff faces impeachment calls. The country had just come from a decade of solid growth and strong income redistribution. The president and her …
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WebAug 31, 2016 · BRASÍLIA — The Senate on Wednesday impeached Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, and removed her from office for the rest of her term, the capstone of a power struggle that has...
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WebApr 13, 2016 · Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has just been impeached. On Wednesday, the Brazilian Senate voted 61-20 to remove her from office. Vice President …
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WebAug 31, 2016 · The protestors have, very explicitly, been calling for President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment or resignation, blaming her for both the Petrobras scandal and …
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WebAug 31, 2016 · Brazil’s senate voted on Wednesday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff in an historic decision that ends nearly 14 years of rule by her left-wing Workers’ Party of …
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WebSep 1, 2016 · Brazil’s first female president Dilma Rousseff has been thrown out of office by the country’s corruption-tainted senate after a gruelling impeachment trial that ends 13 …
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WebMay 12, 2016 · Jonathan Watts in Brasília. Thu 12 May 2016 05.38 EDT. Less than halfway through her elected mandate, Dilma Rousseff was stripped of her presidential duties for …
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WebAug 31, 2016 · Brazil’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff in a historic decision that ends nearly 14 years of rule by her leftwing …
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WebApr 21, 2016 · Dilma was impeached in the lower house of congress for running afoul of federal fiscal responsibility laws. She broke the budget law, which is considered a crime …
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