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Brazil's Senate to Launch President Rousseff's Impeachment Trial on August 29

© REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino/FileBrazil's President Dilma Rousseff reacts during a launch ceremony of Agricultural and Livestock Plan for 2016/2017, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff reacts during a launch ceremony of Agricultural and Livestock Plan for 2016/2017, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil - Sputnik International
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The Senate, the upper chamber of Brazil's parliament, will open trial for President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment on August 29, Supreme Federal Court judge Ricardo Lewandowski was cited on Sunday by local media as saying.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivers a speech on May 8, 2015, during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II - Sputnik International
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — Despite possible delays, the decision-making process is expected to last for approximately a week, while the final resolution on Rousseff's powers is expected to be passed by September, Lewandowski said, as quoted by the local Globo broadcaster.

In May, the Senate suspended Rousseff from office for 180-day trial amid accusations of concealing the country’s budget deficit ahead of the 2014 reelection. Vice President Michel Temer assumed presidency during that period.

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