Brazil Senators Debate Into Night as Rousseff Faces Final Hours
- Nerves are raw, families split as legislators prepare to vote
- Vice President Temer faces a tall order of righting economy
What's Next for Brazil, Rousseff After Impeachment Vote?
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President Dilma Rousseff may be entering her final hours in office, as Brazil’s Senate gears up for a vote later in the morning that would force her to step aside and face an impeachment trial she’s unlikely to survive.
The Senate, which was expected to vote around 9 p.m. local time, debated late into the night and has already clocked up more than 16 hours of speeches and deliberations. Surveys by the local press show the opposition has 50 or 51 votes, more than the simple majority of the 81 seats necessary to put her on impeachment trial. Rousseff has already cleared her office of personal effects, including books and photos, newspapers reported.