Dilma Roussef fights to combat impeachment

Q.  Which country’s lower house voted to impeach its president on 18th April 2016?
- Published on 19 Apr 16

a. Brazil
b. Uruguay
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal

ANSWER: Brazil
 
Brazil's lower house of Congress voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, delivering a major blow to a long-embattled leader who repeatedly argued that the push against her was a "coup."
  • Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks in managing the federal budget to maintain spending and shore up support.
  • The needed two-thirds of lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies voted to oust her.

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