Prosecutor closes case in President Rousseff impeachment trial August 31, 2016 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The main prosecutor in the impeachment trial of suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said the country has had enough of her government's corruption and mismanagement, BBC News reports. Closing the case for the prosecution, Miguel Reale Junior urged senators to vote to dismiss her on Wednesday, August 31. Her impeachment "will mark the beginning of a new era" for Brazil, said Reale Junior. Rousseff has been accused of illegally manipulating the budget. Her lawyer said she was being persecuted for daring to challenge the country's political elite. In an emotional statement, Jose Eduardo Cardozo said her impeachment would be "the political death penalty" of an honest politician. "The impeachment process began the minute Dilma won the [2014] presidential election," said Cardozo. Rousseff refused to stop an investigation into a major corruption scandal at the state oil company, Petrobras, he added. Many politicians from the governing Workers' Party have been implicated in the scandal. Members of other parties that were then part of the governing coalition and now back the impeachment are also being investigated. Reale Junior said the Workers' Party, which came to power with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2003, set up a scheme of corruption using money from state companies to finance political campaigns.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
