Dilma Rousseff Archives - The Diplomatic Envoy

The protests also called for elections and demanded the exit of the interim president, Michel Temer, Rousseff’s former vice president and a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, whose ascension to the presidency is seen as a coup by protesters.

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September 12, 2016 Mariah McCloskey

Impeached Rousseff Departs, But Corruption Remains

Despite her impeachment, Dilma Rousseff was never found to have been directly involved in corruption schemes, unlike many in her party.

Summer 2016 International News Americas

August 4, 2016 Leah Cerilli

What’s Wrong with Brazil’s Olympics?

As the Olympics open, Brazil faces a president’s impeachment, an economy in recession, high murder and crime rates, construction delays, corruption charges, and the Zika virus.