Brazil: Senate says yes to Rousseff impeachment

The Brazilian Senate has voted in favor of impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, 55 votes to 22. The suspension from office of the first woman president goes down, after 13 years, even the leadership of the Workers Party, which began with the election of Inacio Lula De Silva. Suspended from office for 180 days, period within which will be processed, Dilma Rousseff will be replaced immediately by Vice President Michel Temer. That in the event of dismissal of Rousseff and if not you will go to early elections, will complete the presidential term will end January 1, 2019.

The verdict came after a lengthy parliamentary debate that lasted 16 hours without interruption. The charges against Dilma Rousseff are based on the alleged irregularity of some fiscal measures the government between 2014 and 2015.