Brazil Takes Another Step Toward Impeaching Its President

Opposition deputies talk during the presentation that analyzes the impeachment process against Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The rapporteur of an impeachment commission in the lower house of Brazil’s Congress Jovair Arantes, recommended that the impeachment process against President Rousseff move forward.
Opposition deputies talk during the presentation that analyzes the impeachment process against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Eraldo Peres / AP Photo
Opposition deputies talk during the presentation that analyzes the impeachment process against Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The rapporteur of an impeachment commission in the lower house of Brazil’s Congress Jovair Arantes, recommended that the impeachment process against President Rousseff move forward.
Opposition deputies talk during the presentation that analyzes the impeachment process against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Eraldo Peres / AP Photo

Brazil Takes Another Step Toward Impeaching Its President

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Brazil’s president has been accused of manipulating government funds. This week a Congressional committee tasked with investigating the president says there is enough evidence to warrant impeachment proceedings. If Rousseff were removed from office, the vice president would take over as acting president. Now it looks as if he could also face impeachment proceedings. 

We get an update on Brazil’s ongoing political upheaval with Marcelo Jarmendia, the founder and director of Brazil in Chicago. He’s currently in Sao Paulo.