The PMDB’s decision was expected, but it still marks a key turning point in the effort to oust Rousseff, who angered opposition lawmakers when she attempted to appoint former President and Worker’s Party founder Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to a ministerial position earlier this month.
As Reuters writes, that “was the last straw for many of her allies who saw it as a desperate move to shield him from prosecution by a lower federal court that is overseeing most of the Petrobras case.” For a full recap of recent events, see the following posts .... http://www.zerohedge.com
