Dilma Rousseff

To say that Michel Temer faces huge challenges would be an understatement.

Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, is about to go on trial. She is temporarily suspended from office while Brazilian politicians debate whether she broke the country’s laws.

BRASILIA, Brazil— Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff vowed Thursday to use “all legal means” to fight permanent ouster in an impeachment trial, raising the specter of continued political turmoil as interim leader Michel Temer tries to rescue...

The vice president was accused of instituting a lobbyist to bribe others between 1997 to 2001 in ethanol deals through state-run oil company Petrobas.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is facing possible impeachment by Congress, with the Senate expected to vote Wednesday on a measure to suspend her.

The acting speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Waldir Maranhão (PP-MA) issued a statement on Monday, May 9, canceling the sessions that authorized the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.

After a brief intermission, Brazil’s gripping political drama is entering a new act.

Brazil has gone from an impressive economic boom to the worst crisis in its modern history in less than a decade.

Brazilian legislators pushing to oust President Dilma Rousseff appeared to have the upper hand Sunday night, with a wide margin voting to impeach her and cut short a term running through 2018.

Friends and foes of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called each other “putchists” and “thieves” ahead of Sunday’s vote in Congress’ lower house on whether to proceed with her impeachment, as unprecedented levels of vitriol sparked fears of violence.

Brazil’s largest party is abandoning President President Dilma Rousseff’s government, giving her a lesser chance of surviving an increasing pressure in congress for her impeachment.

A day after huge protest rallies urged the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff, her chief of staff on Monday acknowledged popular discontent with Brazil’s political class but said the flagging economy was the main reason behind the turnout.

Tensions are high on the eve of political protests planned around Brazil on Sunday by supporters of the governing Workers’ Party and those who want to see President Dilma Rousseff impeached.

For all that Brazilians are disgusted by their corrupt and inept leaders, the country’s institutions are robust.

Brazil’s presidential palace announced Monday that Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo is leaving his post, a change that comes after political allies criticized his handling of a big corruption scandal.

Brazil, world-famous for its carnival celebrations in Rio and elsewhere, is canceling the festivities this year.