Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vows to fight impeachment
BY PEACE NEWS REPORTER
(PEACE NEWS)A defiant Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed to stand her ground Monday, a day after the country's lower house passed a motion to impeach her.
"I will fight, like I have always done in my life. ... I am sure that we will have the opportunity to defend ourselves in the Senate," she told reporters.
But Rousseff slammed the impeachment process against her as unjust, comparing it to a coup.
"Today, above all, I feel injustice," she said.
Rousseff, who became Brazil's first female President when she was elected in 2010, isn't on trial yet. But she could be soon.
The impeachment motion will next go to the country's Senate. If a majority approves it there,Rousseff will have to step down for 180 days to defend herself in an impeachment trial.
That means Rousseff could be suspended as early as May. That would be about three months before the Summer Olympics kick off in Rio de Janeiro, an event that was supposed to showcase Brazil as a rising power on the global stage.
BY PEACE NEWS REPORTER
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