Rousseff Worries Grow as Brazil Court Opens Case on Campaign
- Legal hearings ultimately could result in ouster of president
- Government accused of accepting donations that stem from graft
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Brazil’s top electoral court agreed to open an investigation into allegations that President Dilma Rousseff illegally financed her re-election campaign. The charges could provide grounds for her removal from office along with Vice President Michel Temer.
Five members of the court, known as TSE, voted on Tuesday to open the investigation, while two judges voted against.