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Brazil: Congressional Panel Recommends Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff

HeadlineApr 12, 2016

In Brazil, a congressional committee has voted to recommend the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff as part of what her supporters call an attempted coup by her right-wing opponents. Rousseff has been accused of manipulating government accounts. Her fate will ultimately be left to a full session of the lower house of Congress, with a final vote expected this Sunday. Brazil faces a dire financial crisis and corruption scandal that spans political sides.

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