Brazil President Dilma Rousseff removed from office by Senate
Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in the Senate has raised important questions about Brazil's democratic institutions.
Was she ousted for having committed a crime - or was that just a pretext to remove a president who had lost control of the economy and politics?
Her fiscal manoeuvres were thoroughly examined during the sessions, but it was not just that which was on trial.
Her government policies, her U-turn on the economy after the election and corruption in her party were constantly part of the debate.
Also, as the trial unfolded, Michel Temer's interim government started its work reforming the economy and outlining new policies.
Senators - and Brazilians - knew that the question of condemning Ms Rousseff went beyond just deciding technically whether she was guilty or not.
Read Daniel Gallas' analysis in full
The former president of the Republic Dilma Rousseff was elected this Friday (24) president of the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as Banco do Brics. She replaces Marcos Troyjo, former special secretary of the former Ministry of Economy, who held the post since July
Dilma will preside over the NDB until July , when Brazil's term in charge of the financial institution, which is headquartered in Shanghai, China, ends. An official inauguration ceremony for Dilma is scheduled for the end of next week, during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trip to China.
Headquarters of the NDB (Brics Bank), which will be commanded by former president Dilma Rousseff - Reuters/Bai kelin/Rights Reserved
Although the bank announced the replacement of Troyjo by Dilma on the last 10th, the election on the bank's Board of Directors only took place this Friday. Each BRICS country – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – chairs the bank for five-year rotating terms.
“As president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff has focused her agenda on ensuring the country's economic stability and job creation. In addition, during his government, the fight against poverty took priority, and
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Biography
Dilma Rousseff’s iconic mugshot when she was in military captivity (in public domain).
Dilma Rousseff was born on December 14, to a Bulgarian father and a Brazilian mother. At the age of 20, she joined a guerrilla group in order to fight against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Captured and tortured, Rousseff spent three years in prison for subversive behavior.1 After her release from prison, she completed a university degree. In the s, she helped found the PDT (Democratic Labor Party) and became the Secretary of Treasury of the city of Porto Alegre and later the Minister of Energy of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. In , Rousseff joined the PT (Workers? Party). Two years later, in , President Lula appointed her Minister of Energy. In , she became the Chief of Staff to the President, and in October , Dilma Rousseff became the first female elected president of Brazil. 2
Minister of Mines and Energy & Chief of Staff
Although some critics might have thought that her socialist path would influence her public policies, after being appointed by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva head the Ministry of Energy, Rousseff respecte
Dilma Rousseff impeachment: How did it go wrong for her?
She started her political career as a Marxist guerrilla in the s against Brazil's brutal military dictatorship.
In the s, as Brazil became a democracy, she studied economics and played a minor role in local politics in the Southern city of Porto Alegre.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - president from to - then mentored her into becoming Brazil's first female head of state.
Ms Rousseff believes in the role of government in fostering development and regulating markets.
She put this belief into practice by redefining rules in many areas of the economy, including energy, oil and banking.
Now the president is facing the biggest political challenge of her life.
This has been a sharp, quick decline for Ms Rousseff and the Brazilian economy. Climbing back up will be a long, tough struggle.
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