Brazil Braces for Impeachment Cliffhanger With Votes in Congress
- All-night debate clears way for procedural test on Monday
- Attorney general may challenge Rousseff impeachment process
Michel Temer and Dilma Rousseff. Photographer: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images
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Brazil’s drawn-out political crisis moves into a decisive phase next week with two votes in Congress that may seal President Dilma Rousseff’s political future.
A special committee in the lower house held a marathon session until Saturday morning, part of an effort to decide by Monday whether to move forward with an impeachment request against Brazil’s first woman president. The full Chamber of Deputies could vote as early as April 17, either killing impeachment or setting the stage for Rousseff’s ouster in the Senate.