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May 9, 2016

Brazilian Senate Committee Backs Impeachment Trial for Rousseff
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In Brazil, a Senate committee has recommended an impeachment trial for
President Dilma Rousseff over allegations she tampered with public
accounts to hide a budget deficit. Brazil is engulfed in a corruption
scandal, but Rousseff herself has not been accused of corruption. The
full Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on whether Rousseff should
face trial; if a majority sides against her, she would be suspended. Her
potential replacement, Vice President Michel Temer, was ordered last
week to pay a fine for violating campaign finance limits. After Friday's
committee vote, Rousseff vowed to continue fighting.

President Dilma Rousseff: "I will stay here fighting, fighting because I
am the proof of this injustice. They are condemning an innocent person,
and there is nothing more serious than condemning an innocent person."

Topics:Brazil

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