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Rousseff's impeachment to go ahead: Brazil house speaker

Published: 10 May 2016 - 10:44 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 11:20 am
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File photo of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff

 

Brasília: The interim speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress on Tuesday said he had reversed a decision to annul the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

Waldir Maranhao said in a statement that he "reversed the decision" on Monday to cancel the April vote by lawmakers that launched the process, a formality that clears the way for Rousseff's impeachment to go ahead, Brazilian media reported.

His move comes after Senate President Renan Calheiros on Monday dismissed Maranhao's annulment, saying the Senate would still go ahead with the impeachment.

AFP