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| Dilma Rousseff impeachment: ex-president says Brazil is 'in ruins' – live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.43am BST | |
| 03:43 | |
| What happens next? | |
| Dilma Rousseff has been preparing for defeat by planning her exit from the presidential palace, Reuters reports: | |
| Aides said she will dismiss her ministers on Thursday morning and tell them not to help a transition to a Temer government because she considers her impeachment illegal. | |
| With a change of government imminent, Michel Temer plans to swear in new ministers on Thursday afternoon, Senator Romero Jucá, head of his Brazilian Democratic Movement party (PMDB), told reporters. | |
| The president’s plan to dismiss all her cabinet if and when the Senate suspends her will force Temer to hit the ground running, since he was counting on a gradual transition to a new cabinet. | |
| Two Rousseff aides said, however, that the dismissal of her cabinet would exclude central bank governor Alexandre Tombini, and the current sports minister, who is scrambling to prepare for the Rio 2016 games. | |
| Leaning toward a liberal economic policy, Temer has picked former central bank chief Henrique Meirelles to be finance minister and Itau Unibanco’s chief economist Ilan Goldfajn as head of the central bank. | |
| 3.29am BST | |
| 03:29 | |
| An updated tally: so far 29 senators have said they will vote in favour of impeachment. | |
| Nine have said they will vote against. | |
| With your customary 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. | |
| The vote itself will start after the 71 senators slated to speak have all had their turn. We are currently on number 40, Valdir Raupp. | |
| 3.14am BST | |
| 03:14 | |
| Impeached ex-president Collor speaks in Senate | |
| Former president Fernando Collor de Mello, himself impeached by the senate in 1992, speaks of a “country in ruins” at the “apex of a crisis”. | |
| Collor na tribuna. Momento histórico da política brasileira pic.twitter.com/LkfPVYFMte | |
| Talking of the impeachment process he faced, Collor says he was falsely accused. He appears to be talking about himself rather a lot. “There was no crime” in his case, he insists. Nonetheless he lost the presidency. | |
| People did not listen to his advice about the current crisis, he says. Amid coups, the presidency has enjoyed only “spasms of democracy”. | |
| Collar is certainly opposed to his own impeachment of 24 years ago. He did not say explicitly how he would vote today. | |
| Updated | |
| at 3.24am BST | |
| 2.56am BST | 2.56am BST |
| 02:56 | 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. | 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" | O senador @ArmandoPTB fala agora sobre o golpe:"Estaremos provocando a uma grave ruptura institucional do País" |
| 2.52am BST | 2.52am BST |
| 02:52 | 02:52 |
| Fernando Collor de Mello, the first democratically elected president of post-military Brazil, is due to speak next. | 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. | 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 | Collor, ex-president who was impeached himself but bounced back as a senator, coming up next. #impeachment https://t.co/MC5DEV2OQY |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.53am BST | at 2.53am BST |
| 2.37am BST | 2.37am BST |
| 02:37 | 02:37 |
| Sousa says there is a “sexist, misogynist aspect” to the action against Rousseff: | 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. | 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 | Perhaps unsurprising, Regina Sousa (PT) only black woman in Brazil senate, 1st speaker in hrs (days?) to raise role of gender in impeachment |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.41am BST | 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 |