Amidst the Olympic aroma, the Brazilian Senate has voted to indict President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws in a 59-21 vote Wednesday morning, according to Reuters.
President Dilma Rousseff will be facing the allegations that she manipulated government accounts and spent money without congressional approval. A verdict is expected at the end of this month and will need two thirds of the votes from the senate to convict Rousseff of corruption.
Her party, the Workers Party, has ruled Brazil for 13 years straight, so a conviction would bring an abrupt end to her party’s rule. President Michel Temer, the Vice President of Brazil at the time, took over in May after the allegations arose against Rousseff.
Dilma Rouseff has also been largely blamed for the economic status of the country, with some calling it Brazil’s worst recession since the 1930’s.
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