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May 13, 2016

Brazil: Michel Temer Takes Power as President Rousseff Vows to Fight Impeachment
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In Brazil, former Vice President Michel Temer has taken power as interim
president, after the Senate removed President Dilma Rousseff and begins
impeachment proceedings over accusations she tampered with accounts in
order to hide a budget shortfall. Rousseff has called the move a coup
and vowed to fight it. On Thursday, she said the impeachment trial is a
threat to Brazil's sovereignty and its Constitution.

President Dilma Rousseff: "This condition, the condition of a president
who was elected by 54 million people, to whom I say now, right now, at
this divisive moment for Brazilian democracy and for our future as a
nation: What is in play in the impeachment process isn't just my
mandate; what is in play is the respect of the polls, the sovereign will
of the Brazilian people and the Constitution."

The attempt to oust President Rousseff has sparked massive protests
across Brazil. On Thursday, dozens of women chained themselves to the