Divided Brazil draws battlelines for Rousseff impeachment vote

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Yahoo News:

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Lawmakers jostled in Brazil's lower house of Congress on Sunday at the start of a session on whether to back the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, in a fiercely contested ballot that could hasten the end of 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule.

 

The political crisis in Brazil, which comes amid its worst recession since the 1930s, has deeply divided the South American country and sparked a bitter contest between Rousseff and Vice President Michel Temer, who would take over if she is dismissed.

 

As the tumultuous session began in Congress, lawmakers from both sides yelled slogans and some rivals shoved each other on their way into the chamber. Scuffles broke out in front of the Speaker's podium as pro-impeachment legislators waved flags saying "Goodbye Dear."

 

In expectation of the vote, which is expected to run late into Sunday evening, hundreds of thousands of protesters, both for and against, took to the streets of major cities across the country.

 

Rousseff, who was seen out on her habitual morning cycle on Sunday, returned to her residence to lead last-minute deal-making talks along with her charismatic predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Don't cry for her, Brazil...