President of brazil who was impeached
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Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
2015 impeachment of then-President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff for administrative misconduct
| Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff | |
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From top, left to right: Rousseff is announced as the Workers' Party candidate for President; Rousseff is elected President in 2010; President of the Chamber, Eduardo Cunha, announces the opening of an impeachment process in December 2015; Rousseff gives a speech during her second inauguration in January 2015; Rousseff, as suspended President, during her trial in the Senate; Monumental Axis in Brasília at the day of the impeachment voting; Rousseff gives a speech after her removal from office. | |
| Accused | Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil |
| Proponents | |
| Date | 2 December 2015 – 31 August 2016 (8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) |
| Outcome | Convicted by the Federal Senate, removed from office |
| Charges | Criminal administrative misconduct, disregarding the Brazilian federal budget |
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