Lawmakers impeached Dilma Rousseff over a corruption probe, adding to the polarized race in the upcoming general election.
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Updated Aug 17
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What happened
Lawmakers impeached Dilma Rousseff over a corruption probe, adding to the polarized race in the upcoming general election.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Dilma Rousseff
36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS)
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Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazilian politician, former state deputy of Rio de Janeiro and Senator of the Federative Republic of Brazil since 2019
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
president of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023
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