Brazil’s lower house begins presidential impeachment debate
Latin America & the Caribbean

Brazil’s lower house begins presidential impeachment debate

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The lower chamber of Brazil’s Congress on Friday began a raucous debate on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, a question that underscores the deep polarization in Latin America’s largest country and most-powerful economy. If lawmakers approved the measure in a vote slated for Sunday, it gets sent to the Senate, … Continue reading

Brazil’s biggest party abandons president, quits coalition
Latin America & the Caribbean

Brazil’s biggest party abandons president, quits coalition

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s largest party abandoned President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition Tuesday, making it tougher for her to survive mounting pressure in Congress for her impeachment. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, known as the PMDB, said after a meeting that six Cabinet ministers belonging to the party as well as some 600 federal … Continue reading

Big turnout for protests urging ouster of Brazil’s president
Latin America & the Caribbean

Big turnout for protests urging ouster of Brazil’s president

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilians ratcheted up the heat for embattled President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday, turning out by the tens of thousands for demonstrations across the country calling for her ouster. The biggest protest took place in Brazil’s economic capital, Sao Paulo, a bastion of simmering dissatisfaction with Rousseff and her governing Workers’ Party. … Continue reading