Brazil's Biggest Party Abandons Rousseff Ahead of Impeachment Vote
- Split makes her ouster more likely, David Fleischer says
- PMDB says members must leave Rousseff cabinent posts
Brazil’s Biggest Party Abandons Rousseff
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Brazil’s biggest political party has left the governing coalition, delivering a major blow to President Dilma Rousseff just weeks before she faces an impeachment vote in Congress.
The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, known as the PMDB, approved the motion Tuesday in Brasilia at a meeting of its national directorate that lasted less than 10 minutes. Senator Romero Juca said party members can no longer hold positions in Rousseff’s government. The PMDB controls six ministries in her administration.