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Brazil Dilma Rousseff impeachment: Lower house debate begins
Source: BBC
Brazil Dilma Rousseff impeachment: Lower house debate begins
15 April 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil's lower house of parliament has begun a debate ahead of a vote on Sunday on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
Opposition MPs chanted "Dilma Out" as the session got under way.
Brazil's Supreme Court rejected a government injunction against the vote.
Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts ahead of her re-election in 2014. She denies the charges and accuses opponents of plotting a "coup".
Her supporters say the issue is not valid grounds for impeachment.
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15 April 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil's lower house of parliament has begun a debate ahead of a vote on Sunday on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
Opposition MPs chanted "Dilma Out" as the session got under way.
Brazil's Supreme Court rejected a government injunction against the vote.
Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts ahead of her re-election in 2014. She denies the charges and accuses opponents of plotting a "coup".
Her supporters say the issue is not valid grounds for impeachment.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36056253