Impeachment Decision Delayed as Brazil Legal Debate Heats Up
- Top court injuction blocks `coup' attempt, Rousseff party says
- Lawyers will re-submit request this week to oust president
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Brazil’s lower house chief suspended a decision whether to start impeachment proceedings as the Supreme Court questioned his guidelines for ousting a president.
Two Supreme Court justices on Tuesday issued separate injunctions against impeachment procedures laid out by lower house President Eduardo Cunha. Justice Teori Zavascki said Cunha couldn’t singlehandedly establish guidelines for Congress to remove the president from office, which is a constitutional matter. A key issue at stake is how the opposition can start impeachment proceeding even if Cunha shelves its request.