Brazil's Dilma Rousseff to face impeachment trial

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is to face trial after the Senate voted to impeach and suspend her.  

Madam Rousseff is accused of illegally manipulating finances to hide a growing public deficit ahead of her re-election in 2014, which she denies.

Senators voted to suspend her by 55 votes to 22 after an all-night session that lasted more than 20 hours.

Vice-President Michel Temer will now assume the Presidency while Madam  Rousseff's trial takes place. 

The trial may last up to 180 days, which  means Ms Rousseff would be suspended during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which start on 5th August. 

Madam Rousseff made a last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court to stop proceedings, but this was rejected.


SOURCE: BBC news