Brazil protests
Tens of thousands protest in Brazil over education cuts
Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's government has provoked outrage among students and teachers over its proposal to freeze 30% of discretionary spending for...
Lula, who is still Brazil’s most influential politician, is expected to name a stand-in at the last minute in mid-September.
Marielle Franco, an activist for human rights and women’s causes, was killed along with her driver on Rio’s dangerous north side around 9:30 pm Wednesday night.
Brazil’s economy eked out growth in the first quarter following its most painful recession in more than a century.
Despite the protests, Temer and members of his center-right government denounced the strike as a failure.
Temer said the immense number of abstentions & spoilt ballots showed need for political reform in Brazil.
A candidate for city council and a security guard were killed by the gunman, a 53-year-old driver.
Interim President Michel Temer was counting on Romero Juca, a close confidant and experienced senator.
Temer has told Brazilians to have confidence they'll overcome the crisis sparked by a deep economic recession.
If she loses the Senate vote, Rousseff will be replaced by vice president Michel Temer as acting president.
Dilma Rousseff faces up to 6 months' suspension during the trial while Michel Temer takes power.
Rousseff said her ouster by the Senate next month would open room for a dismantling of labor rules.
Temer could be leading Brazil in a matter of weeks if, as expected, the Senate suspends Dilma Rousseff.
Michel Temer is already drafting an ambitious programme to pull Brazil economy out of its worst crisis.
Rousseff will attend a UN event on Friday in New York where she will denounce the attempt as illegal.
The final tally was 367 votes cast in favour of impeachment, versus 137 against & seven abstentions.
The impeachment process in Brazil
If the Senate agrees to go ahead with the impeachment Rousseff would be suspended from her post.
Rousseff’s attorney general asked the top court for an injunction to suspend Sunday’s lower house vote.