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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ousted in impeachment vote



Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff answers questions during her impeachment trial at the National Congress in Brasilia on Aug. 29. (Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)
 
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BRASILIA — Brazil’s Senate ousted Dilma Rousseff as president Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to impeach the leftist leader in the culmination of a protracted process that has divided the country.
The vote to impeach Rousseff was 61 to 20. Two-thirds of senators — 54 out of 81 — were needed for impeachment to pass.
Senators broke into cheering and applause after the electronic voting was announced and sang the national anthem, concluding a process that was given the go-ahead in December.
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