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Brazil crisis: Rousseff loses lower house impeachment vote | |
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Brazil's lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts. | |
The "yes" camp secured a two-thirds majority after a lengthy session in the capital Brasilia. | |
The motion will now be sent to the upper house, the Senate, which is expected to suspend Ms Rousseff while it carries out a formal trial. | |
She denies the charges, accusing her opponents of mounting a coup". | |
Brazil's governing Workers' Party said "the fight continues now in the Senate". | |
Impeachment vote: Live updates |