Brazil House speaker weighs possibility of Rousseff impeachment

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speaks regarding opportunities for investment in Brazil's infrastructure during a visit to New York, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff speaks regarding opportunities for investment in Brazil’s infrastructure during a visit to New York, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

The speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress said on Thursday he is weighing legal arguments to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, which would be the first ouster of a sitting president in the country in nearly 23 years.

Eduardo Cunha, a leader of the PMDB party that is in charge of deciding whether to move ahead with impeachment, said such proceedings would be a step backwards for democracy, but added he expects a legal analysis on the matter within 30 days.

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