What’s Next in Brazil’s Impeachment Process: A Quick Guide
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Brazil’s impeachment process is nearing its end as the Senate returns from recess this week and prepares a final vote on Dilma Rousseff’s political future. It may be the last chapter of a saga that started last year and reached its climax in May when legislators temporarily removed the president from office to try her on allegations of doctoring fiscal accounts.
* The rapporteur of the special Senate committee on impeachment, Antonio Anastasia, is scheduled to present his recommendations on Aug. 2. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party that is highly critical of Rousseff, Senator Anastasia is expected to say that there is sufficient evidence to impeach her.