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Brazil President Impeachment Recommended in Senate
Source: Associated Press
Brazil President Impeachment Recommended in Senate
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO — May 4, 2016, 4:41 PM ET
A senator selected as a fact-finder by a special Senate commission considering the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff recommended Wednesday that she be put on trial for possible removal from office.
The Senate's website said Sen. Antonio Anastasia made the recommendation for a Senate trial in a 126-page report he presented to the 21-member commission.
Rousseff is facing impeachment over allegations her administration violated fiscal laws by shifting around government funds to plug holes in the budget. Her critics say it was done to prop up flagging support before elections. Brazil's first female president insists the procedure amounts to an attempted coup against her.
The full Senate is scheduled to decide whether to try Rousseff in a vote next Wednesday. If a majority of senators, or 41 out of 81, vote in for impeachment, Rousseff will be suspended from office for up to 180 days as a full impeachment trial goes ahead. Vice President Michel Temer would become the interim president.
Meanwhile, Brazil's attorney general has asked the country's highest court to authorize an investigation into Rousseff over obstruction of justice allegations, according to major Brazilian news organizations.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO — May 4, 2016, 4:41 PM ET
A senator selected as a fact-finder by a special Senate commission considering the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff recommended Wednesday that she be put on trial for possible removal from office.
The Senate's website said Sen. Antonio Anastasia made the recommendation for a Senate trial in a 126-page report he presented to the 21-member commission.
Rousseff is facing impeachment over allegations her administration violated fiscal laws by shifting around government funds to plug holes in the budget. Her critics say it was done to prop up flagging support before elections. Brazil's first female president insists the procedure amounts to an attempted coup against her.
The full Senate is scheduled to decide whether to try Rousseff in a vote next Wednesday. If a majority of senators, or 41 out of 81, vote in for impeachment, Rousseff will be suspended from office for up to 180 days as a full impeachment trial goes ahead. Vice President Michel Temer would become the interim president.
Meanwhile, Brazil's attorney general has asked the country's highest court to authorize an investigation into Rousseff over obstruction of justice allegations, according to major Brazilian news organizations.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/brazil-attorney-general-probe-pres-rousseff-38873190
