The Summer Olympic Games begin today in Rio de Janeiro against a backdrop of political turmoil in Brazil. A Brazilian Senate committee voted Thursday to put suspended President Dilma Rousseff on trial for breaking budget laws. The entire Senate will vote Tuesday on whether to move forward with a trial, which could lead to Rousseff’s impeachment. Lawmakers voted to suspend Rousseff in May in what many consider a coup by her right-wing opponents. Leaked transcripts show at least one official plotted to oust Rousseff in order to end a corruption investigation targeting him. This is Rousseff’s lawyer, José Eduardo Cardozo.

José Eduardo Cardozo: “Do I think it has been a fair trial, based on all relevant evidence? In summary, no. Unfortunately, what dominated were affirmations which were not based on fact. Everything is in place for her to leave. That is not what was predicted, but unfortunately that was the majority.”