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Corruption Political Systems Elections

Impeachment in Brazil: Congress Votes

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Brazil's lower house votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over corruption charges.

Corruption Political Systems Elections

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Impeachment in Brazil: Congress Votes

2016• 5 minPG

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Brazil's lower house votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over corruption charges.

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Brazil’s lower house of congress votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over corruption charges. Rousseff faces accusations of tampering with accounts to conceal budgetary shortfalls from the previous year. Her supporters argue that the impeachment is a coup aimed at removing a democratically elected leader. This political turmoil occurs amid a larger crisis linked to Operation Lava Jato, a significant anti-corruption investigation that has shaken the Brazilian government and its institutions.

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