Now playing Next Brazil Brazil: President Rousseff pushed one step closer to impeachment ‘Minimal indications’ of wrongdoing exist to put Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on trial for corruption, according to a report by Congressman 07/04/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil: Lula rallies support for Dilma as impeachment looms Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been rallying support for his beleaguered political protégé and successor Dilma Rousseff as 05/04/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Protesters in Sao Paolo want Dilma Rousseff out A day after pro-Rousseff demos in Brazil, her detractors took to the streets to demand she leaves office. 02/04/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Thousands turn out in defence of beleaguered Brazilian president Thousands have turned out in defence of President Dilma Rousseff, who faces possible impeachment 01/04/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Supporters rally to save Brazil's President Rousseff from impeachment Thousands rally in support of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff as she fights efforts to oust her from office 01/04/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff fighting for her political life Abandoned by her her vice-president, Michel Temer, many of her allies and fighting for her political life with calls for impeachment strengthening it 30/03/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil: Major blow for Rousseff as PMDB quits coalition Brazil’s largest party said on Tuesday that it is quitting President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition and pulling its members from her 29/03/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Problems mount, impeachment process begins for Brazil's Rousseff Dilma Rousseff’s problems are growing by the day. Brazil’s lower house of Congress has launched impeachment proceedings against the president 17/03/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Popularity boost for Brazil's Rousseff? Lula da Silva to become chief of staff Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to take over as chief of staff for current leader Dilma Rousseff at a time of economic and 16/03/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Brazilian president in show of support for her predecessor Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff made a brief appearance at the home of her predecessor Lula da Silva on Saturday, a day after he was questioned in 05/03/2016
Now playing Next World News Brazilians march in support of Rousseff impeachment Hundreds of thousands of critics of President Dilma Rousseff have marched across several cities in Brazil to support impeachment proceedings opened 14/12/2015
Now playing Next World News Brazil's Supreme Court halts impeachment against President Rousseff Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended action by a special congressional commission which was looking into impeachment proceedings against President 09/12/2015
Now playing Next World News Brazil thrown even further off-balance by pressure to oust Rousseff The bid to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is expected to slow efforts to reboot Latin America’s biggest economy. The acceptance by the 03/12/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil: Federal Court says Rousseff government cooked the books Brazil’s beleaguered President has been dealt another major blow. The country’s federal court has rejected Dilma Rousseff’s government’s latest 08/10/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Poll reveals Rousseff is most unpopular Brazilian president in three decades The clattering of pots and pans echoed through Brazil’s towns and cities on Thursday night to coincide with a televised message by President Dilma 08/08/2015
Now playing Next Brazil The treasurer of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party arrested on corruption charges A senior member of Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party has been arrested as part of an investigation into rampant corruption at the country’s state-run 16/04/2015
Now playing Next Brazil President Rousseff faces growing national anger in Brazil Brazil’s president has come under more public pressure to quit, with protest rallies in 156 cities over the weekend. Although well over half a 13/04/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Nationwide demonstrations call for Brazil's president to be sacked There have been more demonstrations in major cities across Brazil all calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Protesters are angry 13/04/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Brazilian prosecutors push for tougher measures against corruption Brazilian prosecutors are calling for tougher prison sentences and more legal powers to crackdown on corruption. They are hoping to ride a wave of 21/03/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil's President Rousseff starts second term with anti-corruption pledge Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has begun her second term in office. As she took the oath, Rousseff promised to rein in government spending to lift 01/01/2015