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| Brazil President Dilma Rousseff removed from office by Senate | Brazil President Dilma Rousseff removed from office by Senate |
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| Brazil's Senate has voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget. | Brazil's Senate has voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget. |
| It puts an end to the 13 years in power of her left-wing Workers' Party. Ms Rousseff had denied the charges. | It puts an end to the 13 years in power of her left-wing Workers' Party. Ms Rousseff had denied the charges. |
| Sixty-one senators voted in favour of her dismissal and 20 against, meeting the two-thirds majority needed to remove her from the presidency. | |
| Michel Temer has been sworn in as president and will serve out Ms Rousseff's term until 1 January 2019. | Michel Temer has been sworn in as president and will serve out Ms Rousseff's term until 1 January 2019. |
| The centre-right PMDB party politician had been serving as acting president during the impeachment proceedings. | The centre-right PMDB party politician had been serving as acting president during the impeachment proceedings. |
| 'See you soon' | 'See you soon' |
| Ms Rousseff did win one battle on Wednesday - a Senate vote on banning her from public office for eight years failed to pass, meaning she could in theory return to politics. | Ms Rousseff did win one battle on Wednesday - a Senate vote on banning her from public office for eight years failed to pass, meaning she could in theory return to politics. |
| Pledging to appeal against her impeachment, she told her supporters: "Right now, I will not say goodbye to you. I am certain I can say: 'See you soon.'" | Pledging to appeal against her impeachment, she told her supporters: "Right now, I will not say goodbye to you. I am certain I can say: 'See you soon.'" |
| She added: "They have convicted an innocent person and carried out a parliamentary coup." | She added: "They have convicted an innocent person and carried out a parliamentary coup." |
| Venezuela's leftist government reacted to the vote by removing its ambassador and freezing relations with Brazil. | Venezuela's leftist government reacted to the vote by removing its ambassador and freezing relations with Brazil. |
| Ms Rousseff was suspended in May after the Senate voted to go ahead with the impeachment process. | Ms Rousseff was suspended in May after the Senate voted to go ahead with the impeachment process. |
| She was accused of moving funds between government budgets, which is illegal under Brazilian law. | She was accused of moving funds between government budgets, which is illegal under Brazilian law. |
| Her critics said she was trying to plug deficit holes in popular social programmes to boost her chances of being re-elected for a second term in October 2014. | Her critics said she was trying to plug deficit holes in popular social programmes to boost her chances of being re-elected for a second term in October 2014. |
| Ms Rousseff fought the allegations, arguing that her right-wing political rivals had been trying to remove her from office ever since she was re-elected. | Ms Rousseff fought the allegations, arguing that her right-wing political rivals had been trying to remove her from office ever since she was re-elected. |
| Dilma Rousseff | Dilma Rousseff |
| She said that she was being ousted because she had allowed a wide-ranging corruption investigation to go ahead, which resulted in many high-profile politicians being charged. | She said that she was being ousted because she had allowed a wide-ranging corruption investigation to go ahead, which resulted in many high-profile politicians being charged. |
| Analysis by Daniel Gallas, BBC South Americas Business Correspondent | Analysis by Daniel Gallas, BBC South Americas Business Correspondent |
| Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in the Senate has raised important questions about Brazil's democratic institutions. | Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in the Senate has raised important questions about Brazil's democratic institutions. |
| Was she ousted for having committed a crime - or was that just a pretext to remove a president who had lost control of the economy and politics? | Was she ousted for having committed a crime - or was that just a pretext to remove a president who had lost control of the economy and politics? |
| Her fiscal manoeuvres were thoroughly examined during the sessions, but it was not just that which was on trial. | Her fiscal manoeuvres were thoroughly examined during the sessions, but it was not just that which was on trial. |
| Her government policies, her U-turn on the economy after the election and corruption in her party were constantly part of the debate. | Her government policies, her U-turn on the economy after the election and corruption in her party were constantly part of the debate. |
| Also, as the trial unfolded, Michel Temer's interim government started its work reforming the economy and outlining new policies. | Also, as the trial unfolded, Michel Temer's interim government started its work reforming the economy and outlining new policies. |
| Senators - and Brazilians - knew that the question of condemning Ms Rousseff went beyond just deciding technically whether she was guilty or not. | Senators - and Brazilians - knew that the question of condemning Ms Rousseff went beyond just deciding technically whether she was guilty or not. |
| Read Daniel Gallas' analysis in full | Read Daniel Gallas' analysis in full |
| But senators who voted in favour of her removal said it was Ms Rousseff and the Workers' Party who were corrupt and needed to go. | |
| Brazilians have been divided on the issue, with many expressing their support and loyalty to Ms Rousseff while others have taken part in large demonstrations demanding that she stand down. | Brazilians have been divided on the issue, with many expressing their support and loyalty to Ms Rousseff while others have taken part in large demonstrations demanding that she stand down. |
| Mr Temer, who will govern until 1 January 2019, has promised to boost Brazil's economy, which is going through its longest and deepest recession in the past quarter of a century. | Mr Temer, who will govern until 1 January 2019, has promised to boost Brazil's economy, which is going through its longest and deepest recession in the past quarter of a century. |
| His critics have already warned that he plans to cut many of the popular social programmes introduced by the Workers' Party. | His critics have already warned that he plans to cut many of the popular social programmes introduced by the Workers' Party. |