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Brazil Senate votes on whether to bring impeachment charges against President Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian Senate President Renan Calheiros, left, sits with other lawmakers during a special session in the Brazilian Senate to vote on whether to accept impeachment charges against embattled President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia.

Brazilian Senate President Renan Calheiros, left, sits with other lawmakers during a special session in the Brazilian Senate to vote on whether to accept impeachment charges against embattled President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia.

  (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Political turmoil in Brazil

Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks at a women’s conference in Brasilia. Rousseff is facing an impeachment vote in the Senate that could force her to step down.

  (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Political turmoil in Brazil

Supporters of embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff demonstrate outside the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia.

  (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Political turmoil in Brazil

Guards stand outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, where Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is facing possible impeachment by Congress.

  (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

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