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muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts) Fri May 6, 2016, 03:55 PM May 2016

Brazil senate committee backs Dilma Rousseff trial

Source: BBC

A senate committee in Brazil has recommended that President Dilma Rousseff should face an impeachment trial for breaking budget laws.

The full senate will now vote next week on whether the trial should proceed.

If as expected the vote goes against her, Ms Rousseff will be instantly suspended for up to six months and replaced by the vice-president.

She has denied any wrongdoing, and described the impeachment procedure as a coup attempt by political enemies.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36230672

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Brazil senate committee backs Dilma Rousseff trial (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler May 2016 OP

Cue the "U.S. sponsored coup" wingnuts... Blue_Tires May 2016 #1

They'll be along shortly. nt COLGATE4 May 2016 #2

They should change venue to Australia... malthaussen May 2016 #3

Seems like the people wanting to remove her are the pot and Dilma is the kettle. iandhr May 2016 #4

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

1. Cue the "U.S. sponsored coup" wingnuts...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 03:56 PM

May 2016

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. They'll be along shortly. nt

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #1)

Fri May 6, 2016, 03:58 PM

May 2016

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)

3. They should change venue to Australia...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 04:06 PM

May 2016

... plenty of kangaroos there.

-- Mal

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

4. Seems like the people wanting to remove her are the pot and Dilma is the kettle.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 05:19 PM

May 2016

If I understand correctly the investigation into the state oil company corruption as implicated people from across the political spectrum.

Lula is under investigation. She tried to get him immunity by appointing him to the cabinet.

But the people who are trying to remove her from office are under investigation to.

Just like any other democracy there is always penalty of hypocrisy to go around.

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