Get our news on your inbox! x

Remember me Forgot password

MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 15:00 UTC

Tag: David Fleischer

  • Tuesday, March 8th 2016 - 07:00 UTC

    With Lula a weakened myth, Rousseff is fighting for her political life on several fronts

    On Friday, “an atomic bomb” was thrown at Rousseff's Workers' Party with the brief detention of her mentor and charismatic predecessor, Lula da Silva.

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is fighting for her political life in Congress, the courts and streets this week, but her path to survival has got ever narrower, analysts said on Monday. Rousseff faces impeachment proceedings over alleged fiscal mismanagement, while the Supreme Electoral Court is considering possible campaign funding irregularities that could end up annulling her 2014 reelection.