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Brazil Senate committee recommends Rousseff impeachment

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Last Updated : May 06 2016 | 10:13 PM IST
A special committee in Brazil's Senate voted today to approve starting an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff, who now faces being suspended from office in less than a week.
The committee's recommendation was non-binding but marked the last formal stage before the full Senate votes Wednesday on whether to put the leftist leader on trial.
Rousseff is accused of illegally manipulating government budget accounts.

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First Published: May 06 2016 | 10:13 PM IST

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