Brazil-Rousseff Defense/Impeachment Trial

Brazil's Senate grills Rousseff at impeachment trial

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Brasilia, Brazil – Aug 29, 2016
1. Various of Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff delivering speech to senators
2. Various of senators
3. Various of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L)
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Gleisi Hoffmann, senator against impeachment (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"Rousseff made a very calm, respectful, and resolute speech. She kept saying that the whole process is a farce. If the senate approves the impeachment, it is carrying out a coup. I think explaining this is very important, because I think the undecided senators can decide to vote against the impeachment. It is hard to say how many votes we can get, but we are trying to let the other side fail to get the 54 votes."
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5. Rousseff delivering speech to senators
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6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Jose Medeiros, senator in favor of impeachment (with reporter asking question):
"Instead of saying she is trying to gain votes from the senators, I think she came here belligerently and intended to create conflicts. She called senators as coupists and said the whole thing is a coup. All she did will not work or bring her good luck."
(Reporter: "What do you think of the final result? How many votes will you get?")
"The votes in favor of the impeachment will be around 60 to 62."
7. Various of Rousseff delivering speech to senators
8. Senator asking Rousseff questions

Storyline


Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Monday fielded questions from senators in day four of her impeachment trial.

After a 45-minute address in her own defense, Senators began to cross-examine Rousseff on charges that her government lied about the size of the fiscal deficit to ensure her re-election to a second term.

Rousseff said she did not lie in the electoral process and that there is not any dereliction of duty during her term. She also listed the accomplishments made during her presidency.

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva showed up at the trial to support Rousseff.

After taking questions from 19 senators, Ricardo Lewandowski, president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), predicted that the cross-examination could last until 23:00. There are 81 senators in total and each can take five minutes to pose questions.

A two-thirds majority, 54 out of 81 senators, is needed to fully remove Rousseff from office. If this level of support is not obtained, Rousseff will immediately return to power and the case against her will be dropped.

So far, 52 senators voted yes for the impeachment, and 18 no, with 11 undecided voters. Senators said Rousseff's defense can somehow affect the voting result.

"Rousseff made a very calm, respectful, and resolute speech. She kept saying that the whole process is a farce. If the senate approves the impeachment, it is carrying out a coup. I think explaining this is very important, because I think the undecided senators can decide to vote against the impeachment. It is hard to say how many votes we can get, but we are trying to let the other side fail to get the 54 votes," said Gleisi Hoffmann, a senator against the impeachment.

"Instead of saying she is trying to gain votes from the senators, I think she came here belligerently and intended to create conflicts. She called senators as coupists and said the whole thing is a coup. All she did will not work or bring her good luck," said Jose Medeiros, a senator in favor of the impeachment, adding, "The votes in favor of the impeachment will be around 60 to 62."

Starting Tuesday, the senators will vote on whether or not to impeach Rousseff.

Rousseff was temporarily suspended for up to 180 days on May 12 and her Vice President Michel Temer took over the presidency on an interim basis.

Should Rousseff be impeached, Temer would complete her mandate until the end of 2018 and she would be ineligible to stand for public office for eight years.

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  • Dateline : Aug 29, 2016
  • Location : Brasilia,Brazil
  • Category : politics
  • Duration : 1'56
  • Audio Language : Portuguese/Nats
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Brazil-Rousseff Defense/Impeachment Trial

Brazil's Senate grills Rousseff at impeachment trial

Dateline : Aug 29, 2016

Location : Brasilia,Brazil

Duration : 1'56

  • English
  • Français
  • Español


Brasilia, Brazil – Aug 29, 2016
1. Various of Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff delivering speech to senators
2. Various of senators
3. Various of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L)
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Gleisi Hoffmann, senator against impeachment (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"Rousseff made a very calm, respectful, and resolute speech. She kept saying that the whole process is a farce. If the senate approves the impeachment, it is carrying out a coup. I think explaining this is very important, because I think the undecided senators can decide to vote against the impeachment. It is hard to say how many votes we can get, but we are trying to let the other side fail to get the 54 votes."
++ SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE ++
5. Rousseff delivering speech to senators
++ SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE ++
6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Jose Medeiros, senator in favor of impeachment (with reporter asking question):
"Instead of saying she is trying to gain votes from the senators, I think she came here belligerently and intended to create conflicts. She called senators as coupists and said the whole thing is a coup. All she did will not work or bring her good luck."
(Reporter: "What do you think of the final result? How many votes will you get?")
"The votes in favor of the impeachment will be around 60 to 62."
7. Various of Rousseff delivering speech to senators
8. Senator asking Rousseff questions


Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Monday fielded questions from senators in day four of her impeachment trial.

After a 45-minute address in her own defense, Senators began to cross-examine Rousseff on charges that her government lied about the size of the fiscal deficit to ensure her re-election to a second term.

Rousseff said she did not lie in the electoral process and that there is not any dereliction of duty during her term. She also listed the accomplishments made during her presidency.

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva showed up at the trial to support Rousseff.

After taking questions from 19 senators, Ricardo Lewandowski, president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), predicted that the cross-examination could last until 23:00. There are 81 senators in total and each can take five minutes to pose questions.

A two-thirds majority, 54 out of 81 senators, is needed to fully remove Rousseff from office. If this level of support is not obtained, Rousseff will immediately return to power and the case against her will be dropped.

So far, 52 senators voted yes for the impeachment, and 18 no, with 11 undecided voters. Senators said Rousseff's defense can somehow affect the voting result.

"Rousseff made a very calm, respectful, and resolute speech. She kept saying that the whole process is a farce. If the senate approves the impeachment, it is carrying out a coup. I think explaining this is very important, because I think the undecided senators can decide to vote against the impeachment. It is hard to say how many votes we can get, but we are trying to let the other side fail to get the 54 votes," said Gleisi Hoffmann, a senator against the impeachment.

"Instead of saying she is trying to gain votes from the senators, I think she came here belligerently and intended to create conflicts. She called senators as coupists and said the whole thing is a coup. All she did will not work or bring her good luck," said Jose Medeiros, a senator in favor of the impeachment, adding, "The votes in favor of the impeachment will be around 60 to 62."

Starting Tuesday, the senators will vote on whether or not to impeach Rousseff.

Rousseff was temporarily suspended for up to 180 days on May 12 and her Vice President Michel Temer took over the presidency on an interim basis.

Should Rousseff be impeached, Temer would complete her mandate until the end of 2018 and she would be ineligible to stand for public office for eight years.

ID : 8030919

Published : 2016-08-30 10:03

Last Modified : 2017-12-22 12:24:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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