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Dilma Rousseff Allies Fight Impeachment In Brazil Political Turmoil
Angry quarrels erupted at suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial on Friday, while her key ally, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faced corruption charges on a day of turmoil for Latin America's biggest country.
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2 Men In Line For Brazilian Presidency Accused Of Corruption
The impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff have put a spotlight on endemic corruption in the ranks of lawmakers. Some 60 percent of the 594 legislators in both chambers of Congress are being investigated for wrongdoing or are facing corruption charges, according to watchdog groups. Many of the investigations are related ...
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Brazil Senate Presses On With Impeachment Process, Rejects Annulment
Brazil's Senate pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff on Monday, rejecting a surprise decision by the acting speaker of the lower house to annul a key vote in the process.
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Senator With Hairy Past Oversees Brazil President's Fate
With President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment case moving to the Senate, the fate of Latin America's biggest country rests in part on Renan Calheiros -- a man, who like most Brazilian lawmakers, faces hair-raising legal problems of his own.
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Brazil's Shrewd Senate Boss Unlikely To Rescue Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff is not the first Brazilian president forced to contemplate the loyalty of Renan Calheiros on the eve of her possible impeachment.
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Brazil Senate to Vote on Key Austerity Bill Wednesday
Brazil's Senate put off until Wednesday voting on a bill that rolls back payroll tax breaks, a key measure in President Dilma Rousseff government's austerity plan to bridge a gaping fiscal deficit.
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Impeaching Dilma Rousseff Would Set Brazil on Fire - Senate Chief
The president of Brazil's Senate said on Monday that attempting to impeach President Dilma Rousseff was not a priority and warned that seeking her removal in Congress would "set the country on fire."
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Pledges Talks After Mass Protests
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged today to hold talks with her growing number of critics and said her embattled government needed to show humility, a day after massive protests erupted across the country.
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Brazil senate chief to repay 'hair transplant' flight
The president of Brazil's senate, Renan Calheiros, will repay the cost of using an air force jet for a trip during which he reportedly had a hair transplant.
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Dilma Rousseff Allies Fight Impeachment In Brazil Political Turmoil
Angry quarrels erupted at suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial on Friday, while her key ally, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faced corruption charges on a day of turmoil for Latin America's biggest country.
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2 Men In Line For Brazilian Presidency Accused Of Corruption
The impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff have put a spotlight on endemic corruption in the ranks of lawmakers. Some 60 percent of the 594 legislators in both chambers of Congress are being investigated for wrongdoing or are facing corruption charges, according to watchdog groups. Many of the investigations are related ...
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Brazil Senate Presses On With Impeachment Process, Rejects Annulment
Brazil's Senate pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff on Monday, rejecting a surprise decision by the acting speaker of the lower house to annul a key vote in the process.
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Senator With Hairy Past Oversees Brazil President's Fate
With President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment case moving to the Senate, the fate of Latin America's biggest country rests in part on Renan Calheiros -- a man, who like most Brazilian lawmakers, faces hair-raising legal problems of his own.
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Brazil's Shrewd Senate Boss Unlikely To Rescue Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff is not the first Brazilian president forced to contemplate the loyalty of Renan Calheiros on the eve of her possible impeachment.
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Brazil Senate to Vote on Key Austerity Bill Wednesday
Brazil's Senate put off until Wednesday voting on a bill that rolls back payroll tax breaks, a key measure in President Dilma Rousseff government's austerity plan to bridge a gaping fiscal deficit.
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Impeaching Dilma Rousseff Would Set Brazil on Fire - Senate Chief
The president of Brazil's Senate said on Monday that attempting to impeach President Dilma Rousseff was not a priority and warned that seeking her removal in Congress would "set the country on fire."
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Pledges Talks After Mass Protests
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged today to hold talks with her growing number of critics and said her embattled government needed to show humility, a day after massive protests erupted across the country.
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Brazil senate chief to repay 'hair transplant' flight
The president of Brazil's senate, Renan Calheiros, will repay the cost of using an air force jet for a trip during which he reportedly had a hair transplant.
