Tag: Rousseff-Temer PT/PMDB

Friday, June 9th 2017 - 21:44 UTC
Strong indications that president Temer will survive the Electoral Court case and remain in office

Brazil's top electoral court on Thursday excluded testimony of engineering company executives from an illegal campaign funding trial against President Michel Temer, a move that suggested it would throw out a case that had threatened to unseat him.
Friday, March 31st 2017 - 05:05 UTC
Odebrecht insists Rousseff was aware of slush funds provided for the presidential campaign

One of Brazil's leading newspapers, Folha de Sao Paulo, reported that the Odebrecht family group confessed to have provided the 2014 presidential ticket campaign, Dilma Rousseff-Michel Temer with millions of dollars in slush funds for the campaign.
Saturday, September 24th 2016 - 08:02 UTC
Temer links Rousseff's removal with the drastic change in economic policy

Brazilian president Michel Temer addressing business leaders and foreign policy experts in New York earlier this week revealed another twist to the recent political events in the country which led to the impeachment and removal of his elected predecessor Dilma Rousseff.
Thursday, March 31st 2016 - 02:04 UTC
Rousseff cancels Washington trip to avoid Temer from becoming acting president

President Dilma Rousseff decided on Tuesday to cancel her planned trip to the United States next Thursday to participate in the 4th Nuclear Security Summit, to be held in Washington.
Wednesday, March 30th 2016 - 06:28 UTC
Dilma main ally abandons government pushing her closer to impeachment

A anticipated Brazil's largest party, the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, PMDB, announced on Tuesday it was leaving President Dilma Rousseff's governing coalition and pulling its members from her government, a departure that raises the odds she could be impeached in a matter of months.
Friday, March 18th 2016 - 03:18 UTC
Lula cabinet chief for twenty minutes; street protests in Brazilian cities

Former leader Lula da Silva was sworn in as President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff on Thursday amid a deepening crisis in Brazil as protests against his appointment continued for a second day and a judge sought to block the move.
Wednesday, December 9th 2015 - 09:18 UTC
Vice-president Temer virtually announces split of Brazil's coalition government

The Brazilian Congress set in motion on Tuesday a complex process that will weigh the possible impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, but even more significant was a letter made public by vice president Michel Temer, which clearly indicates a rift and a possible distancing of the senior partner in the ruling coalition.
Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 08:41 UTC
Brazil political crisis escalates: Congress initiates impeachment proceedings against president Rousseff

The speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha has announced plans to open impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, allegedly on violation of fiscal legislation. In practical terms this means further political upheaval in the months ahead in a country that has been rocked by the steepest recession in 25 years, job losses, and a corruption scheme of planetary proportions in oil giant Petrobras.
Tuesday, August 25th 2015 - 14:48 UTC
Rousseff ever more lame: VP Temer to drop as political coordinator

Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer has decided to drop his role as day-to-day political coordinator in Congress for President Dilma Rousseff but is not leaving her government, two sources in the administration said on Monday.
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.