Brazil’s opposition leaders this week are taking the most decisive steps so far to try and remove President Dilma Rousseff from office amid growing discontent over her handling of a tanking economy.
Lawmakers this week for the first time formally discussed the procedures for impeachment on the floor of the lower house, asking the head of the chamber, Eduardo Cunha, for clarification on the steps required to start a process to oust the president. Brazil’s largest opposition parties now are rallying behind an impeachment request filed by Helio Bicudo, a co-founder and former member of Rousseff’s ruling Workers’ Party.
Many legislators remain loyal to Rousseff and party leaders from the governing coalition this week denounced attempts to remove her from office, saying such a move would be a break with constitutional rule. Yet the discussions in Congress and the opposition’s support of Bicudo’s request reflect growing momentum toward impeachment as Latin America’s largest economy sinks deeper into recession.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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