Rousseff lives to lead another day: Brazil’s lower house suspends impeachment process

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Rousseff lives to lead another day: Brazil’s lower house suspends impeachment process



SAO PAULO: -- The acting speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress has annulled the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff.

Rousseff acknowledged that an appeal had been accepted and the process suspended. However, she added that the consequences of the decision remain unclear, saying she has not received any official information.

Waldir Maranhão cited procedural flaws as the main reason behind his decision to return the vote to the lower house, which is known as the Chamber of Deputies.

His predecessor, Eduardo Cunha, was suspended on May 5. Rousseff’s influential rival is accused of trying to intimidate congressmen and obstruct investigations against him, according to a court spokeswoman.

Cunha is alleged to have received bribes in a huge corruption scheme at state-run oil company, Petrobras. He was at the forefront of the push to impeach the president.

The senate had been due to vote on Wednesday (May 11) whether or not to begin court proceedings against the president. She is accused of doctoring Brazil’s fiscal accounts to hide a massive budget deficit ahead of her 2014 re-election.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-05-10

[craigt3365]

Methinks those accusing her of corruption are also corrupt. Brazil deserves better.

[klauskunkel]

well, they have the Olympics coming up, more money to be made by the ones who stay in power...

[elgordo38]

Methinks those accusing her of corruption are also corrupt. Brazil deserves better.

Birds of a feather flock together. Politics is a corrupt cabal that circles the wagons when one of their own is attacked. Hardly any country in the world has politicians with clean hands. Yes the up coming Olympics will be yet another pie to get their fingers into it never ends with these leeches. They only want to hear from the common man at election time swamping him with grandiose promises which they have no intention of keeping. I have lived through to many of these disgusting cycles.

[wabothai]

sad state of affairs.

[stevenl]

Methinks those accusing her of corruption are also corrupt. Brazil deserves better.

AFAIK the impeachment program will continue with or without the support of the new speaker.

But yes, this is all in all a real sad state of affairs.