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| Brazil president Dilma Rousseff suspended after impeachment vote - live | Brazil president Dilma Rousseff suspended after impeachment vote - live |
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| Temer’s cabinet is also rumoured to include Blairo “soybean king” Maggi, who is tipped for Minister of Agriculture. In recent weeks he has been “advancing a constitutional amendment that would effectively extinguish the requirement for environmental approvals on public building work,” the Globe and Mail reports. | |
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| According to the Globe and Mail, Temer’s rumoured cabinet is entirely male and and entirely white. Stephanie Nolan writes: | |
| Temer’s choice for the key post of finance minister is Henrique Meirelles, an economist and politician who served as a popular central bank president from 2003-11. | |
| Like him, everyone else on the rumoured cabinet list is male, and white, in a country that is 53-per-cent black and mixed race. Many come from the powerful agribusiness and rural landowner bloc in Congress, and are associated with a dramatically different legislative agenda than that of Ms. Rousseff’s party. | |
| #Temer's rumoured cabinet is entirely male, and entirely white (#Brazil, 53% mixed race, and 52% female.) https://t.co/5k9z0ZIKno | |
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| What does impeachment mean exactly in Brazil? The New York Times attempts to answer that question. | |
| In Brazil, Ms. Rousseff has not yet been impeached, legal scholars say. | |
| “In Brazil, the term impeachment is used only after a conviction is made in the trial,” said Daniel Vargas, a law professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro. | |
| Now that Brazil’s Senate has voted against her on Thursday, Ms. Rousseff will have to step aside during her impeachment trial, which could last for six months. But if she is ultimately absolved, she will not have been impeached, Mr. Vargas said. | |
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| Senator Romero Juca, from the opposition Democratic Movement Party, has said the 55-22 vote to impeach Rousseff suggests it would be very difficult for her to win her mandate back during the impeachment trial. He said: | |
| It was a painful process, a process that has changed Brazil but it is necessary to change Brazil. People today are having difficulties. Thousands of people are losing their jobs every day, companies are closing. Life is getting worse. It’s not possible to continue the way things are. | |
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| If you are living in Brazil, we’d like to hear your views on the latest events. What are your concerns about the political situation and the future of the country? Tell us by clicking on the blue contribute button. You can also share your stories, photos and videos with the Guardian via WhatsApp by adding the contact +44(0)7867825056. | |
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| These photographs of the marathon Senate session and voting are worth a look. | These photographs of the marathon Senate session and voting are worth a look. |
| As fotos da Agência Senado da sessão histórica estão bem legais, vê só. https://t.co/JIiBnvSExx | As fotos da Agência Senado da sessão histórica estão bem legais, vê só. https://t.co/JIiBnvSExx |
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| Senator Humberto Costa of the Workers Party talks about the vote and future opposition to the government of Michel Temer: | Senator Humberto Costa of the Workers Party talks about the vote and future opposition to the government of Michel Temer: |
| Após a votação, o senador Humberto Costa explicou como será a oposiçao ao governo de Michel Temer - https://t.co/SzAfpFFE2F | Após a votação, o senador Humberto Costa explicou como será a oposiçao ao governo de Michel Temer - https://t.co/SzAfpFFE2F |
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| So what do we know about Vice President Michel Temer, the man poised to become Brazil’s new leader? Reuters have put together a brief biography of a man who has spent decades in politics and is known for his quiet yet calculating demeanour, fine suits, and a penchant for poetry. | So what do we know about Vice President Michel Temer, the man poised to become Brazil’s new leader? Reuters have put together a brief biography of a man who has spent decades in politics and is known for his quiet yet calculating demeanour, fine suits, and a penchant for poetry. |
| While Rousseff is known for her ‘in-your-face’ style, those who have worked with Temer say he is serene and possesses a rare trait in Brazilian politics - the patience to listen to allies and adversaries alike. | While Rousseff is known for her ‘in-your-face’ style, those who have worked with Temer say he is serene and possesses a rare trait in Brazilian politics - the patience to listen to allies and adversaries alike. |
| The challenge before him is daunting. Brazil is mired in its worst recession since the 1930s and he will have to make rapid moves to restore confidence. Rousseff and her ruling Workers Party (PT) have branded Temer a traitor and say that impeachment amounts to a coup. | The challenge before him is daunting. Brazil is mired in its worst recession since the 1930s and he will have to make rapid moves to restore confidence. Rousseff and her ruling Workers Party (PT) have branded Temer a traitor and say that impeachment amounts to a coup. |
| Temer bitterly broke with Rousseff five months ago, accusing her of sidelining him. He has already chosen several key ministers who are heavy hitters in Brazil’s political and business classes and will clearly take a more liberal economic approach than the leftist Rousseff. | Temer bitterly broke with Rousseff five months ago, accusing her of sidelining him. He has already chosen several key ministers who are heavy hitters in Brazil’s political and business classes and will clearly take a more liberal economic approach than the leftist Rousseff. |
| He honed his craft over several years in Brazil’s bare-knuckle lower house of Congress, where he was an ally to both centrist President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | He honed his craft over several years in Brazil’s bare-knuckle lower house of Congress, where he was an ally to both centrist President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. |
| Temer, 75, earned a reputation for remaining above the fray. He rarely raises his voice, is said not to curse and refrains from the wild gesticulation and theatrics his peers employ during debates. | Temer, 75, earned a reputation for remaining above the fray. He rarely raises his voice, is said not to curse and refrains from the wild gesticulation and theatrics his peers employ during debates. |
| “Temer is assertive, but not aggressive. He speaks, but not too much. He’s restrained. Yet he has shown he can negotiate with anyone, on the right or left,” said Eliane Cantanhede, a political commentator with the Estado de S.Paulo newspaper and Globo TV who has covered the vice president for decades. | “Temer is assertive, but not aggressive. He speaks, but not too much. He’s restrained. Yet he has shown he can negotiate with anyone, on the right or left,” said Eliane Cantanhede, a political commentator with the Estado de S.Paulo newspaper and Globo TV who has covered the vice president for decades. |
| Supporters enthused that this would enable him to get things done. “He builds political bridges and will be able to win the congressional support to carry out the reforms needed to revive our economy and political system,” said Deputy Darcisio Perondi, a member of Temer’s Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) who has known the vice president for two decades. | Supporters enthused that this would enable him to get things done. “He builds political bridges and will be able to win the congressional support to carry out the reforms needed to revive our economy and political system,” said Deputy Darcisio Perondi, a member of Temer’s Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) who has known the vice president for two decades. |
| But there are some doubts even among those eager to see a change. Though Brazil’s stock markets and currency rallied at the prospect of a business-friendly Temer government, some investors have voiced concern at his low-profile leadership style. | But there are some doubts even among those eager to see a change. Though Brazil’s stock markets and currency rallied at the prospect of a business-friendly Temer government, some investors have voiced concern at his low-profile leadership style. |
| They worry he will not be assertive enough to control a politically chaotic moment, and that he will not be able to withstand the ferocious opposition the PT has vowed awaits what it considers to be an illegitimate government. | They worry he will not be assertive enough to control a politically chaotic moment, and that he will not be able to withstand the ferocious opposition the PT has vowed awaits what it considers to be an illegitimate government. |
| Michel Temer will be president for at least the next six months, including during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Apparently loves the shot put | Michel Temer will be president for at least the next six months, including during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Apparently loves the shot put |
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| Fireworks are reportedly going off in Brazil. | Fireworks are reportedly going off in Brazil. |
| Fireworks in Brasília as Brazil wakes up to interim president Michel Temer. | Fireworks in Brasília as Brazil wakes up to interim president Michel Temer. |
| People woken by fireworks and tooting of car horns at 6:30 am in parts of São Paulo as celebrations begin over ousting of Dilma Rousseff. | People woken by fireworks and tooting of car horns at 6:30 am in parts of São Paulo as celebrations begin over ousting of Dilma Rousseff. |
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| Read Jonathan Watts’ full report on Dilma Rousseff’s suspension from office, what one politician called the “saddest day for Brazil’s young democracy”: | Read Jonathan Watts’ full report on Dilma Rousseff’s suspension from office, what one politician called the “saddest day for Brazil’s young democracy”: |
| Related: Brazil president Dilma Rousseff suspended from office as senate votes to impeach | Related: Brazil president Dilma Rousseff suspended from office as senate votes to impeach |
| Less than halfway through her elected mandate, Dilma Rousseff has been stripped of her presidential duties for at least six months after senators voted 55-22 to impeach her and put her on trial. | Less than halfway through her elected mandate, Dilma Rousseff has been stripped of her presidential duties for at least six months after senators voted 55-22 to impeach her and put her on trial. |
| After what one politician called the “saddest day for Brazil’s young democracy”, a majority of the senators voted after a late-running impeachment debate that they would vote to suspend the Workers’ party leader, putting economic problems, political paralysis and alleged fiscal irregularities ahead of the 54 million votes that put her in office. | After what one politician called the “saddest day for Brazil’s young democracy”, a majority of the senators voted after a late-running impeachment debate that they would vote to suspend the Workers’ party leader, putting economic problems, political paralysis and alleged fiscal irregularities ahead of the 54 million votes that put her in office. |
| Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, will have to step aside for at least six months while she is tried in the upper house for allegedly manipulating government accounts ahead of the previous election. Her judges will be senators, many of whom are accused of more serious crimes. | Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, will have to step aside for at least six months while she is tried in the upper house for allegedly manipulating government accounts ahead of the previous election. Her judges will be senators, many of whom are accused of more serious crimes. |
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| Here is the latest take from the Associated Press on the voting results, which is seen as a victory for the pro-impeachment camp. | Here is the latest take from the Associated Press on the voting results, which is seen as a victory for the pro-impeachment camp. |
| Brazil’s Senate has voted 55-22 to impeach the South American giant’s first woman president. | Brazil’s Senate has voted 55-22 to impeach the South American giant’s first woman president. |
| President Dilma Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide large budget deficits. | President Dilma Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide large budget deficits. |
| Rousseff will be suspended and replaced for up to six months by Vice President Michel Temer pending a trial in the Senate. The trial will determine whether Rousseff can serve out her second term, or whether her ally-turned-enemy, Temer, will remain in the top job through the December 2018 end of the term. | Rousseff will be suspended and replaced for up to six months by Vice President Michel Temer pending a trial in the Senate. The trial will determine whether Rousseff can serve out her second term, or whether her ally-turned-enemy, Temer, will remain in the top job through the December 2018 end of the term. |
| The result represents a victory for the pro-impeachment camp. It was significantly higher than the simple majority of 41 votes needed to suspend her. It sends a signal that Rousseff faces an uphill battle to return to power. | The result represents a victory for the pro-impeachment camp. It was significantly higher than the simple majority of 41 votes needed to suspend her. It sends a signal that Rousseff faces an uphill battle to return to power. |
| Thursday’s vote capped a marathon session in the Senate that lasted more than 20 hours. | Thursday’s vote capped a marathon session in the Senate that lasted more than 20 hours. |
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| This is the moment the results of the vote were announced, a historic moment in Brazil that brings to end 13 years of rule by the leftist Workers Party. | This is the moment the results of the vote were announced, a historic moment in Brazil that brings to end 13 years of rule by the leftist Workers Party. |
| Com 55 votos SIM - Dilma Rousseff é afastada da Presidência da República. RCN NEWS https://t.co/gHWNKhnIwx pic.twitter.com/WCWFSz2Sb4 | Com 55 votos SIM - Dilma Rousseff é afastada da Presidência da República. RCN NEWS https://t.co/gHWNKhnIwx pic.twitter.com/WCWFSz2Sb4 |
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| The charges against Dilma Rousseff will now be investigated in committee for up to 180 days. Vice President Michel Temer will assume power during this period. | The charges against Dilma Rousseff will now be investigated in committee for up to 180 days. Vice President Michel Temer will assume power during this period. |
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