Protesters storm Brazil Congress demanding military coup

Dozens of rightwing protesters burst into Brazil’s legislative chamber on Wednesday to demand a military coup.

The approximately 40 people swept past security guards and broke a glass door to get into the chamber of the lower house of Congress, interrupting the start of the session.

Brazil’s Rousseff stripped of presidency

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Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff was stripped of the country’s presidency Wednesday in a Senate impeachment vote ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America’s biggest economy.

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Brazil’s Rousseff to face accusers in impeachment showdown

Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff will confront her accusers Monday in a dramatic finale to a Senate impeachment trial likely to end 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America’s biggest country.

Rousseff’s testimony will come just hours before a final vote to decide her fate, with everything pointing to her being convicted.

Rousseff, 68, is accused of having taken illegal state loans to patch budget holes. Momentum to push her out is also fueled by deep anger at Brazil’s historic recession, political paralysis and a vast corruption scandal centered on state oil giant Petrobras.

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