Brazilians celebrate the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 12, 2016. The former leader <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F05%2F12%2Famericas%2Fbrazil-rousseff-impeachment-vote%2Findex.html">denounced the move as "a coup."</a>
Brazilians celebrate the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 12, 2016. The former leader denounced the move as "a coup."
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Interim president Michel Temer said Brazil must be united to move forward. "We don't have a lot of time. We have to be committed so we can implement the reforms that the country needs," he said. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F05%2F10%2Famericas%2Fbrazil-michel-temer%2Findex.html">Five things to know about Temer</a>
Interim president Michel Temer said Brazil must be united to move forward. "We don't have a lot of time. We have to be committed so we can implement the reforms that the country needs," he said. Five things to know about Temer
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The decision to impeach Rousseff came after about 20 hours of debate in the Senate. She's been suspended for 180 days, and while she'll retain the title of President, she won't perform any of the duties of the office. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F05%2F12%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Frousseff-keeps-loses%2Findex.html">Rousseff: What she keeps, what she loses</a>
The decision to impeach Rousseff came after about 20 hours of debate in the Senate. She's been suspended for 180 days, and while she'll retain the title of President, she won't perform any of the duties of the office. Rousseff: What she keeps, what she loses
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Riot police arrest a Rousseff supporter during a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 12.
Riot police arrest a Rousseff supporter during a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 12.
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Fifty-five of 81 members of Brazil's upper house voted in favor of the motion to impeach Rousseff on Thursday. Twenty-two voted against.
Fifty-five of 81 members of Brazil's upper house voted in favor of the motion to impeach Rousseff on Thursday. Twenty-two voted against.
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Along with the precarious state of the Brazilian economy, the country faces a number of other, high-profile challenges, from dealing with the Zika virus to a fraught 2016 Olympics, which are due to open in Rio de Janeiro in August.
Along with the precarious state of the Brazilian economy, the country faces a number of other, high-profile challenges, from dealing with the Zika virus to a fraught 2016 Olympics, which are due to open in Rio de Janeiro in August.
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