Brazil Senate Votes To Remove President Rousseff

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff during the induction ceremony of her new government ministers at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 5, 2015. Photo: ANDRE DUSEK/ESTADAO CONTEUDO (Agenc... Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff during the induction ceremony of her new government ministers at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 5, 2015. Photo: ANDRE DUSEK/ESTADAO CONTEUDO (Agencia Estado via AP Images) MORE LESS

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Senate has voted to permanently remove President Dilma Rousseff from office.

The decision is the culmination of a yearlong fight that paralyzed Latin America’s most powerful economy and exposed deep rifts among its people on everything from race relations to social spending.

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  1. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    Do you think they’ll wait until tomorrow to announce that corruption investigations have been put on hiatus?

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