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Brazil Senate votes to open impeachment trial against Rousseff
The Brazil Senate officially indicted President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, marking the beginning of an impeachment trial against the embattled president. The Senate, which held a 16-hour session while deliberating on how to proceed, voted 59-21 (More) |
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Brazil Senate committee votes for Rousseff impeachment trial
A Brazilian Senate committee on Thursday voted 14-5 to continue impeachment proceedings against suspended president Dilma Rousseff, who is charged with " to comply with tax and budget laws on the issues of additional credit decrees." Following the (More) |
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Former Brazil president to stand trial for obstruction
A Brazilian judge announced Friday that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will stand trial for obstruction of justice. Federal court judge Ricardo Leite in Brasília concluded that there is sufficient evidence to charge the former president (More) |
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Former Brazil president appeals to UN for rights violation in corruption investigation
Former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva filed a petition with the UN Human Rights Committee Thursday, claiming his corruption investigation has been riddled with impartiality and abuse of power by the judge. The petition , signed by d (More) |
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Brazil president suspended following senate vote for impeachment trial
The senate of Brazil voted on Thursday to suspend and initiate an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff for allegedly borrowing from state banks to cover a deficit and pay for social programs to secure her re-election in 2014. The senat (More) |
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Brazil house speaker suspended for obstructing corruption investigation
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday suspended lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha after being suspected of obstructing investigations into his allegedly corrupt activities. Cunha currently faces corruption charges for taking bribes from companies try (More) |
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Brazil prosecutors call for investigation of president
Brazilian local media reported Tuesday that the country's top prosecutors have requested an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff over alleged connections to the Petrobras corruption scandal. Though Rousseff has spoken against the accusations a (More) |
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Brazil Supreme Court takes over corruption case against former president
The Supreme Court of Brazil ruled Thursday that it will take over the corruption probe against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva instead of returning the case to federal Judge Serio Moro. Senior officials are not immune from prosecution, bu (More) |
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Brazil high court judge upholds order barring appointment of ex-president
A judge for the Brazilian Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling blocking former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking a ministry post. Last week's order blocking the appointment came shortly after he was sworn into the position. A ful (More) |
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Brazil president to sue over corruption allegations
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff , on Sunday, stated that she will take legal action against the senator who accused her of corruption charges. Rousseff stated that she would sue Senator Delcidio Amaral for his defamatory statements made against (More) |
Starr Report accused Clinton of impeachable offenses
On September 9, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr filed a report to Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 impeachable offenses relating to his association with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
