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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
Senators react after the final session of voting on suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil, August 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
Soldiers march in the garden of the official presidential residence Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
A supporter of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff sits in front of Alvarada Palace before the final session of voting on Rousseff’s impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil, August 31, 2016. The flag reads: “The coup is against the rights of the people “. (REUTERS/Bruno Kelly)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
Supporters of suspendend President Dilma Rousseff hold a demonstration during her impeachment trial, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 30, 2016. (Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff waves as she returns to senate chambers after a short recess in her own impeachment trial, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
Police face off against Rousseff supporters at a rally at Avenida Paulista when President Dilma Rousseff was questioned on the Senate floor during her impeachment trial on August 30, 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
Members act against the incumbent president, Michel Temer, exchanged punches with impeachment supporters of Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 30, 2016. (Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
A pro-impeachment demonstrator holds a cardboard coffin painted with the name of Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff during a protest in front of the National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 30, 2016. (REUTERS/Bruno Kelly)
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Protests erupt in Brazil over president’s impeachment trial
A woman is detained by riot police during a demonstration by supporters of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 30, 2016. (REUTERS/Nacho Doce)
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Brazil Political Crisis
A demonstrator protests next to a barricade during a rally in support of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff and against acting President Michel Temer in São Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2016. (Photo: AP/Andre Penner)
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Brazil Political Crisis
Demonstrators march holding a “Temer Out” banner during a rally in support of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff and against acting President Michel Temer in São Paulo, Aug. 29, 2016. (Photo: AP/Andre Penner)
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Brazil Political Crisis
Police fire tear gas at demonstrators. (Photo: AP/Andre Penner)
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Impeachment Trial of Dilma Rousseff
Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff testifies on the Senate floor during her impeachment trial, Aug. 29, 2016, in Brasilia. (Photo: Ricardo Botelho/Brazil Photo Press/LatinContent/Getty Images)
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Impeachment Trial of Dilma Rousseff
Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff testifies during her impeachment trial, Aug. 29, 2016, in Brasilia. (Photo: Igo Estrela/Getty Images)
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Brazil Political Crisis
A demonstrator is detained by the police during a rally in support of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff and against acting President Michel Temer in São Paulo, Aug. 29, 2016. (Photo: AP/Andre Penner)
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Brazil Political Crisis
Demonstrators shout slogans. (Photo: AP/Andre Penner)
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Protests in Brazil
Supporters of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff protest in front of the Brazilian Congress during the final session of debate at Rousseff’s impeachment trial in Brasilia. (Photo: Reuters/Adriano Machado)
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Demonstrators in São Paulo
Rousseff supporters hold a demonstration during the impeachment trial in São Paulo. (Photo: Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Protests in Brazil
Supporters of Dilma Rousseff protest in front of Brazil’s National Congress, in Brasilia, on Aug. 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/Bruno Kelly)
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Impeachment Trial for Dilma Rousseff Continues
Suspended President Dilma Rousseff points to an economic chart displaying oil prices during her impeachment trial, Aug. 29, 2016, in Brasilia. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Protests in Brazil
A supporter of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff creates a burning barricade to block a main avenue near the Arena de São Paulo stadium, Aug. 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)
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Protests in São Paulo
Protesters demonstrate against President Michel Temer at Avenida Paulista, in the center of São Paulo, on Aug. 29, 2016. (Photo: Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators in São Paulo
Supporters of suspended president Dilma Rousseff demonstrate during her impeachment trial, in São Paulo. (Photo: Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Impeachment Trial of Dilma Rousseff
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, center, watches from the gallery as Dilma Rousseff testifies on the Senate floor. Lula has been indicted on graft charges. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Demonstrators in São Paulo
Supporters of suspended President Dilma Rousseff demonstrate during her impeachment trial. (Photo: Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Brazil Political Crisis
Demonstrators hold a banner — “Temer out, the people decide” — during a protest against Brazil’s acting President Michel Temer, in São Paulo, Aug. 30, 2016. (Photo: AP/Andre Penner)
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Brazil Political Crisis
Demonstrators protesting Brazil’s acting President Michel Temer, in São Paulo, Aug. 30, 2016. (Photo: AP/Andre Penner)
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Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment
Supporters of suspended President Dilma Rousseff in São Paulo, Aug. 29 2016. (Photo: Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, the culmination of a yearlong fight that paralyzed Latin America’s largest nation and exposed deep rifts among its people on everything from race relations to social spending.
While Rousseff’s ouster was widely expected, the decision was a key chapter in a colossal political struggle that is far from over. Rousseff was Brazil’s first female president, with a storied career that includes a stint as a Marxist guerrilla jailed and tortured in the 1970s during the country’s dictatorship. She was accused of breaking fiscal laws in her management of the federal budget.
“The Senate has found that the president of the federal republic of Brazil, Dilma Vana Rousseff, committed crimes in breaking fiscal laws,” said Chief Justice Ricardo Lewandowski, who presided over the trial. (AP)
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