Lawmakers in Brazil vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff
On Sunday, Brazil's lower house of Congress voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, accused by critics of moving around state funds to make the economy look healthier.
Rousseff, who said she isn't doing anything that hasn't been done before, has not been charged with any crime or named in any corruption scandals. At least 342 of 513 deputies voted in favor of impeachment, and the measure now heads to the Senate. Rousseff will be suspended if a simple majority of the Senate votes to put her on trial. It's been less than two years since Rousseff, Brazil's first female president, was reelected, and her supporters say this is a coup attempt.
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