Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Brazil’s Senate convenes to form presidential impeachment commission

Brazil’s Senate has convened to choose the members of a commission responsible for following up on the impeachment process of embattled President Dilma Rousseff.

Expected to be dominated by pro-impeachment senators, the commission — comprising 21 of the 81 senators — is scheduled to decide in early May on whether to move forward with the case.

The Senate then votes — most probably on May 12 — whether to open an impeachment trial against Rousseff .... http://www.presstv.ir