Brazil’s parliament starts impeachment proceedings against president Dilma Rousseff over falsification of state accounts

Eduardo Cunha ,President of Brazil’s Lower House, on Thursday said that the parliament was set to commence impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Cunha said Rosseff was suspected of falsification of state accounts, among other crimes.

Reacting to the development, Rousseff denied any wrongdoing and said she was indignant at the accusation. If a special committee that includes representatives of all parties accepts the impeachment, it will go to a vote of the full lower house.


The impeachment process needs a two-third majority in the lower house followed by the same majority in the upper house to remove the president from office