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Brazil's impeachment: a how to guide Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff risks being driven from office if the lower house votes in favor of an impeachment trial.

11 апреля 2016

Rousseff nemesis vows no let-up in Brazil impeachment bid The controversial central figure in attempts to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday he will appeal a Supreme Court decision putting the brakes on the opposition's push to unseat her.

15 октября 2015

Brazil president gets temporary impeachment reprieve Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won a temporary reprieve from threatened impeachment thanks to a Supreme Court intervention.

14 октября 2015

Brazil court hits Rousseff again, fueling impeachment talk Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff suffered a major new setback when a court ruled that her government's accounting practices were illegal, handing ammunition to opponents threatening impeachment proceedings.

08 октября 2015

Impeaching Rousseff could imperil Brazilian democracy Brazilians clamoring for President Dilma Rousseff's overthrow should think twice, analysts say, warning that the trauma of impeachment could undermine 20 years of building democracy.

18 августа 2015

Sri Lanka draws flak over chief justice impeachment International criticism mounted Saturday over a move to impeach Sri Lanka's chief justice, with Britain demanding protection for the incumbent and the beleaguered legal profession in the former colony.

13 января 2013

Romania's Basescu survives impeachment vote Romania's suspended president Traian Basescu survived an impeachment vote due to low turnout, according to provisional figures released by the polling panel.

31 июля 2012