Tag: Dilma Roussef impeachment

Saturday, August 29th 2015 - 05:25 UTC
'If necessary', Lula da Silva will be in the 2018 president election

Former two-term President Lula da Silva acknowledged Friday that he is weighing the possibility of seeking to return to Brazil's highest office in the 2018 elections. ”I can't say that I am or that I'm not (a candidate),” Lula said during an interview with Radio Itatiaia.
Thursday, August 27th 2015 - 04:41 UTC
Dilma has an extra 12 days to show 'non-doctored' government accounts

Brazil's highest accounting court gave another 15 days for President Dilma Rousseff to respond to accusations she doctored the government accounts last year to hide the deterioration of the country's finances.
Monday, August 17th 2015 - 06:21 UTC
“Dilma Out”, was voiced by hundreds of thousands across Brazil

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Brazil to call for the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff, whom they blame for a vast corruption scandal and the economy's worst slump in a quarter-century. Less than a year into her tumultuous second term, the president's support has dwindled to single digits in recent polls, while two in three support calls for her impeachment.
Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 07:27 UTC
Massive protest turnout on Sunday could decide Brazilian president's future

Hundreds of thousands of angry of citizens are expected to take to the streets of more than 114 Brazilian cities on Sunday as allegations of corruption and incompetence swamp the government, and plummeting commodity prices sap its economy, posing a key test for President Dilma Rousseff.
Friday, August 14th 2015 - 09:23 UTC
Political ally who can save Rousseff from impeachment wants Brazil out of Mercosur

Renan Calheiros, president of the Brazilian Senate, and the man who could help President Dilma Rousseff avoid impeachment in Congress, has proposed a package of measures to rescue Brazil from its current stagflation, but among his demands is “an end to the customs union of Mercosur”.
Thursday, August 13th 2015 - 07:32 UTC
Rousseff gets an extra 15 days to explain she did not doctor public accounts

President Dilma Rousseff got an extra 15 days on Wednesday to respond to allegations that she doctored public accounts last year, delaying a decision by a court that could pave the way for the populist leader's impeachment.
Friday, August 7th 2015 - 08:17 UTC
Countdown for Dilma: two thirds of Brazilians support impeachment; 16 August 'D' day

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval ratings have struck rock bottom with nearly seven out of ten Brazilians in favor of having Congress begin impeachment proceedings against the beleaguered leader of Latin America's largest economy, according to the latest opinion poll release. A nationwide rally calling her for resignation is planned for August 16.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 07:34 UTC
Dilma almost KO: 84.6% don't believe she can handle the economy and 62.8% want her impeached

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity slumped to a new low and support for her impeachment grew amid a deepening corruption scandal and a severe economic downturn, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 07:37 UTC
Dilma rejects any suggestion of stepping down and blames “a bunch of coup mongers”

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said in an interview published Tuesday in the daily Folha de Sao Paulo that there's no reason she should be ousted, so she has no fear being removed. Rousseff went further and accused certain sectors of the opposition of being “a bunch of coup mongers”.
Tuesday, July 7th 2015 - 06:46 UTC
Brazilian organizations allege there is an attempt to topple President Rousseff

A raft of Brazilian organizations issued a statement on Monday denouncing what they described as the 'right's' attempts to topple President Dilma Rousseff. The statement was signed by 28 groups including the MST Landless Movement and the Catholic Church's Pastoral Land Commission.