A special commission of the Brazilian Senate voted on 6 May to continue the impeachment process of the country’s President Dilma Rousseff, for her administration’s economic mismanagement and violation of fiscal laws.
A full senate vote will take place on 11 May. If at least 41 out of 81 senators vote in favor of the impeachment, Rousseff will be suspended for a period of six months during which an impeachment trial will proceed. Vice President Michel Temer will then step in as the interim President.