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Federal Senate of Brazil

Brazil's Federal Senate removed President Dilma Rousseff from office by 61 votes to 20 on 31 August 2016, the chamber's most consequential constitutional act of the decade Federal Senate.

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Brazil’s Federal Senate represents states, approves senior appointments and votes on national legislation and impeachment. Its coalition bargaining shapes fiscal policy, accountability and the distribution of federal resources.

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