After Brazil’s Rousseff Ousted, What About Corruption Probe?

Brazil's President Michel Temer (C) is surrounded by senators as he arrives to take the presidential oath at the National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Aug. 31, 2016. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

RIO DE JANEIRO—When Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was kicked out of power, she became the biggest casualty of a massive corruption probe that is roiling Latin America’s largest country—even though she was never personally implicated in the scheme.

With Rousseff’s permanent departure from the presidency on Wednesday, the big question is: What happens now to the investigation at the state oil company Petrobras?

Police officers stand next to a large inflatable doll in the likeness of Brazil's ousted President Dilma Rousseff wearing a presidential sash with the words in Portuguese; "Goodbye dear" during a rally to celebrate her impeachment in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 31, 2016. AP Photo/Andre Penner