Posted on 08/31/2016 1:56:47 PM PDT by Rockitz
BRASILIA — Brazil’s Senate ousted Dilma Rousseff as president Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to impeach the leftist leader in the culmination of a protracted process that has divided the country.
The vote to impeach Rousseff was 61 to 20. Two-thirds of senators — 54 out of 81 — were needed for impeachment to pass.
Senators broke into cheering and applause after the electronic voting was announced and sang the national anthem, concluding a process that was given the go-ahead in December.
But a second vote to strip Rousseff of her political rights for eight years fell well short of the required two-thirds supermajority, as 42 senators voted in favor of the penalty, with 36 opposed and three abstentions. However, a “clean slate” law could preclude her from running for office, though not from taking up a government position.
“Coup-mongers! History won’t forgive you!” Rousseff’s supporters in the Senate chanted after the second vote. But a second vote to strip Rousseff of her political rights for eight years fell well short of the required two-thirds supermajority, as 42 senators voted in favor of the penalty, with 36 opposed and three abstentions. However, a “clean slate” law could preclude her from running for office, though not from taking up a government position.
“Coup-mongers! History won’t forgive you!” Rousseff’s supporters in the Senate chanted after the second vote.
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Brasil legislature shows signs of functionality
unlike USA congress for last 7.7 years
The Ryan Lochte effect.
“Coup-mongers! History won’t forgive you!” Rousseff’s supporters in the Senate chanted after the second vote.
I didn’t realize there were so many Putinists in Brazil. Learn something new every day.
A socialist bites the dust.
Other than Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher, have there been any competent, outstanding female heads-of-state?
Great news for freedom!
When the announcer on NPR broadcast this news he sounded positively despondent.
Blame it on Rio...
on to Lula..
I don’t count Golda Meir as a great leader, she allowed the Israeli’s to be caught flat footed in the 73 war.
Probably have to go all the way back to Boudica of the Iceni.
As in, “Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”?
IOW, the two ‘other thans’ are sufficient to refute the notion that women cannot be effective heads of state.
Brazil has long been a third world hellhole ~ and the Brazilians are somewhat like the Americans ~ they have had ENOUGH; and won’t stand for it anymore...
Right and Wrong are polar.
So I take it the Olympics didn’t help?
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