Brasilia: A federal judge has ordered the arrest of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, giving him until late Friday to surrender before the police, according to an arrest warrant. The order was given on Thursday after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that Lula da Silva must start serving[Read More…]
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Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff removed from office by the senate
Brazil’s first female president, Dilma Rouseff, has been removed from office after 61 senates out of 81 voted in favour of her dismissal. Rouseff, a former Marxist Guerilla, has been found guilty of breaking fiscal rules to hide a growing deficit. She is succeeded by former vice-president Michel Temer, who has[Read More…]