Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Brazil Rousseff: MPs hold knife-edge impeachment vote
Source: BBC
Brazil Rousseff: MPs hold knife-edge impeachment vote
18 April 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil's lower house of Congress is voting on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts for political gains - a claim she denies.
The "yes" camp is leading by a wide margin, as the vote reaches its final stage. To succeed, the motion needs a two-thirds majority - or 342 votes.
Ms Rousseff accuses her opponents of mounting a "coup".
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
With 400 of the 513 votes cast, 297 voted to impeach Ms Rousseff, 97 were against, four abstained and two were absent.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
18 April 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil's lower house of Congress is voting on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts for political gains - a claim she denies.
The "yes" camp is leading by a wide margin, as the vote reaches its final stage. To succeed, the motion needs a two-thirds majority - or 342 votes.
Ms Rousseff accuses her opponents of mounting a "coup".
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
With 400 of the 513 votes cast, 297 voted to impeach Ms Rousseff, 97 were against, four abstained and two were absent.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36066810