Brazil lower house in new move to impeach Rousseff

Brazil lower house in new move to impeach Rousseff

Thursday, March 17, 2016 8:53 pm

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

Brazil’s lower house of Congress launched a committee Thursday to consider impeaching President Dilma Rousseff over accusations she manipulated the government’s accounts to boost public spending during her 2014 re-election campaign.

In the latest bad news for the leftist leader — who earlier saw her appointment of embattled predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as her chief of staff blocked by a court ruling — lawmakers created a 65-member committee tasked with recommending whether to impeach Rousseff in the full 513-member chamber.

The final decision would then fall to the Senate.

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