Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached yesterday by a crushing majority of 61 to 20 in a political trial that deemed her guilty of illicit budget maneuvers. The vote -- with the expected result -- ousted the country's first female president and ended 13 years of Workers' Party rule. It came on the heels of Rousseff's impassioned defense earlier this week of her government's record, the party's, and her ongoing characterization of the process against her as a parliamentary coup. (See
Rousseff impeached (Sept. 1, 2016)
Rousseff impeached (Sept. 1, 2016)
Rousseff impeached (Sept. 1, 2016)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached yesterday by a crushing majority of 61 to 20 in a political trial that deemed her guilty of illicit budget maneuvers. The vote -- with the expected result -- ousted the country's first female president and ended 13 years of Workers' Party rule. It came on the heels of Rousseff's impassioned defense earlier this week of her government's record, the party's, and her ongoing characterization of the process against her as a parliamentary coup. (See