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Some analysts say that a Rousseff trial could split Brazilian society despite support for her impeachment in the Senate [Xinhua]
While she has not been accused of corruption, she has been accused of fiscal negligence and manipulation of government accounts.
The popularity of Rousseff’s government has plummeted owing to a graft scandal at state oil company Petrobras.
A full Senate vote whether to hold a trial or not could take place as early as May 11, the commission’s rapporteur Antonio Anastasia told a press conference. Anastasia is a senator from the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).
Under Brazilian law, if a majority of senators, or 41 out of 81 vote in favor of the impeachment, Rousseff will be suspended from office for 180 days as a full impeachment trial goes ahead, and Vice President Michel Temer would become the interim president.
A final impeachment vote would require a two-third majority to oust her.
But the process is further complicated because Temer is himself accused of violating the same fiscal responsibility laws as Rousseff.
A leading proponent of Rousseff’s impeachment, Lower House (Chamber of Deputies) Speaker Eduardo Cunha, is also facing a slew of money laundering accusations but Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot says he will add two additional charges to the list.
“One charge has been received by the Supreme Court, a second is currently being tried and, if I remember correctly, six more charges are open against him, all for different illegal acts,” Janot told Brazil’s Globonews TV station.
The BRICS Post with inputs from Agencies
