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| Dilma Rousseff impeachment: Brazilian police fire teargas at protesters – live | Dilma Rousseff impeachment: Brazilian police fire teargas at protesters – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 2.56am BST | |
| 02:56 | |
| At the moment, though, we are watching Senator Armando Monteiro make his speech. He was a minister in Rousseff’s government and opposes impeachment, which he says would “cause a serious institutional rupture” in Brazil. | |
| O senador @ArmandoPTB fala agora sobre o golpe:"Estaremos provocando a uma grave ruptura institucional do País" | |
| 2.52am BST | |
| 02:52 | |
| Fernando Collor de Mello, the first democratically elected president of post-military Brazil, is due to speak next. | |
| He was himself impeached in 1992 – though he resigned before being disqualified by a vote in the senate – and as a senator is one of those facing investigation as part of the Petrobras scandal for allegedly taking kickbacks. | |
| Collor, ex-president who was impeached himself but bounced back as a senator, coming up next. #impeachment https://t.co/MC5DEV2OQY | |
| Updated | |
| at 2.53am BST | |
| 2.37am BST | |
| 02:37 | |
| Sousa says there is a “sexist, misogynist aspect” to the action against Rousseff: | |
| E há o componente sexista, misógino, dessa conspiração. Disseram: “mulher não pode”, principalmente a Dilma. | |
| Perhaps unsurprising, Regina Sousa (PT) only black woman in Brazil senate, 1st speaker in hrs (days?) to raise role of gender in impeachment | |
| Updated | |
| at 2.41am BST | |
| 2.30am BST | 2.30am BST |
| 02:30 | 02:30 |
| Next up is Senator Regina Sousa, of Rousseff’s own Workers’ party, who unsurprisingly says she will oppose what she describes as a “coup”: | Next up is Senator Regina Sousa, of Rousseff’s own Workers’ party, who unsurprisingly says she will oppose what she describes as a “coup”: |
| A Senadora Regina Sousa será a próxima a discursar. Ela historiará e denunciará o golpe. Tweetaremos drops do discurso aqui. | A Senadora Regina Sousa será a próxima a discursar. Ela historiará e denunciará o golpe. Tweetaremos drops do discurso aqui. |
| Brazil has had worse crises without deposing its leaders, she says, adding that in this instance the opposition had decided it did not want Rousseff to govern: | Brazil has had worse crises without deposing its leaders, she says, adding that in this instance the opposition had decided it did not want Rousseff to govern: |
| A oposição decidiu que Dilma não governaria. Como não há um crime, culparam a crise. Ora, já vivemos crises piores sem depor o governante! | A oposição decidiu que Dilma não governaria. Como não há um crime, culparam a crise. Ora, já vivemos crises piores sem depor o governante! |
| 2.23am BST | 2.23am BST |
| 02:23 | 02:23 |
| Because those 15-minute speeches just aren’t long enough, some senators carry on even after the microphone is cut off: | Because those 15-minute speeches just aren’t long enough, some senators carry on even after the microphone is cut off: |
| Senador Hélio José (PMDB-DF) continua discursando depois de ter microfone cortado https://t.co/mFIW0zZ6ro pic.twitter.com/5fIadr82HE | Senador Hélio José (PMDB-DF) continua discursando depois de ter microfone cortado https://t.co/mFIW0zZ6ro pic.twitter.com/5fIadr82HE |
| 2.17am BST | 2.17am BST |
| 02:17 | 02:17 |
| And with the 35th senator to speak – Cássio Cunha Lima – we’ve now reached the halfway point of the 70 whose names were on the list to make a speech today. Only 11 hours in. | And with the 35th senator to speak – Cássio Cunha Lima – we’ve now reached the halfway point of the 70 whose names were on the list to make a speech today. Only 11 hours in. |
| 2.12am BST | 2.12am BST |
| 02:12 | 02:12 |
| Senator Hélio José is speaking now. He is the 34th senator to make a speech. José is a member of Temer’s PMDB and says the debate in the senate today has been “high level” and “brilliant”. | Senator Hélio José is speaking now. He is the 34th senator to make a speech. José is a member of Temer’s PMDB and says the debate in the senate today has been “high level” and “brilliant”. |
| 1.59am BST | 1.59am BST |
| 01:59 | 01:59 |
| Associated Press sends this dispatch on unrest outside the senate tonight: | Associated Press sends this dispatch on unrest outside the senate tonight: |
| Protesters supporting Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff have clashed with police on the lawn outside the Senate as senators debated whether to impeach the leader. | Protesters supporting Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff have clashed with police on the lawn outside the Senate as senators debated whether to impeach the leader. |
| It wasn’t clear what sparked the short but intense confrontations. Police used pepper spray to drive back protesters. Demonstrators largely from feminist groups threw firecrackers at police lines. | It wasn’t clear what sparked the short but intense confrontations. Police used pepper spray to drive back protesters. Demonstrators largely from feminist groups threw firecrackers at police lines. |
| Emergency service workers took several people out of the area after they fell ill with the effects of the clouds of pepper spray. | Emergency service workers took several people out of the area after they fell ill with the effects of the clouds of pepper spray. |
| Pepper spray earlier in front of Congress #impeachment pic.twitter.com/jwmSvxZJx4 | Pepper spray earlier in front of Congress #impeachment pic.twitter.com/jwmSvxZJx4 |
| On the Senate floor, Communist party senator Vanessa Grazziontin expressed worry about what she called spiralling levels of “unnecessary violence” directed at pro-Rousseff demonstrators. | On the Senate floor, Communist party senator Vanessa Grazziontin expressed worry about what she called spiralling levels of “unnecessary violence” directed at pro-Rousseff demonstrators. |
| A wall erected down the center of the lawn separated several thousand Rousseff supporters from a similar-sized group of pro-impeachment protesters. On the pro-impeachment side, a Carnival-esque spirit reigned, with demonstrators sipping beers while decked out in the yellow and green jersey of Brazil’s beloved national soccer team. | A wall erected down the center of the lawn separated several thousand Rousseff supporters from a similar-sized group of pro-impeachment protesters. On the pro-impeachment side, a Carnival-esque spirit reigned, with demonstrators sipping beers while decked out in the yellow and green jersey of Brazil’s beloved national soccer team. |
| Both groups were much smaller than the crowds that turned out for the 17 April impeachment vote in the lower house of Congress. | Both groups were much smaller than the crowds that turned out for the 17 April impeachment vote in the lower house of Congress. |
| 1.54am BST | 1.54am BST |
| 01:54 | 01:54 |
| Get your snacks in: senate leader Renan Calheiros is saying the proceedings could continue until 5am local time (4am ET/9am BST/6pm AEST). | Get your snacks in: senate leader Renan Calheiros is saying the proceedings could continue until 5am local time (4am ET/9am BST/6pm AEST). |
| Do @gcamarotti: Renan prevê sessão que vota o impeachment até 5h da manhã de quinta https://t.co/rxb7FwVBRC pic.twitter.com/Gvd1VcfLLc | Do @gcamarotti: Renan prevê sessão que vota o impeachment até 5h da manhã de quinta https://t.co/rxb7FwVBRC pic.twitter.com/Gvd1VcfLLc |
| 1.45am BST | 1.45am BST |
| 01:45 | 01:45 |
| Senator Vanessa Grazziotin is speaking now. She has previously called for the impeachment process to be suspended. | Senator Vanessa Grazziotin is speaking now. She has previously called for the impeachment process to be suspended. |
| Tonight she tells senators that voting for Rousseff’s removal would be a fraud against the laws of democracy: | Tonight she tells senators that voting for Rousseff’s removal would be a fraud against the laws of democracy: |
| Vanessa Grazziotin: Caso este Plenário aprove o processo, estaremos diante de uma das maiores fraudes ao Estado Democrático de Direito | Vanessa Grazziotin: Caso este Plenário aprove o processo, estaremos diante de uma das maiores fraudes ao Estado Democrático de Direito |
| “What hypocrisy, what lies!” she tweets, with a reference to Lava Jato, or Operation Carwash, the investigation into the Petrobras scandal that has embroiled many of Brazil’s politicians – including a number of those calling for Rousseff to go: | “What hypocrisy, what lies!” she tweets, with a reference to Lava Jato, or Operation Carwash, the investigation into the Petrobras scandal that has embroiled many of Brazil’s politicians – including a number of those calling for Rousseff to go: |
| Quanta hipocrisia, quanta mentira! O que eles querem é também acabar com a Lava Jato #equipevanessa | Quanta hipocrisia, quanta mentira! O que eles querem é também acabar com a Lava Jato #equipevanessa |
| Grazziotin is greeted with hugs as she returns to her seat. | Grazziotin is greeted with hugs as she returns to her seat. |
| 1.38am BST | 1.38am BST |
| 01:38 | 01:38 |
| Senate speeches latest: we now have 25 senators who have declared themselves in favour of impeachment, and five against. | Senate speeches latest: we now have 25 senators who have declared themselves in favour of impeachment, and five against. |
| A reminder: a simple majority is enough to see Rousseff suspended. On a full complement of 81 senators, with all members present, that’s 41 votes needed to impeach. | A reminder: a simple majority is enough to see Rousseff suspended. On a full complement of 81 senators, with all members present, that’s 41 votes needed to impeach. |
| But so far during this 10-hour+ session, the chamber has not had full attendance at any point. | But so far during this 10-hour+ session, the chamber has not had full attendance at any point. |
| 1.35am BST | 1.35am BST |
| 01:35 | 01:35 |
| Rousseff and Jaques Wagner, former defence minister, watch the crowds from inside the Planalto palace: | Rousseff and Jaques Wagner, former defence minister, watch the crowds from inside the Planalto palace: |
| O ministro Jaques Wagner e a presidente Dilma foram flagrados na janela do Planalto https://t.co/PlpljN03UE pic.twitter.com/nmo42WSudN | O ministro Jaques Wagner e a presidente Dilma foram flagrados na janela do Planalto https://t.co/PlpljN03UE pic.twitter.com/nmo42WSudN |