President Dilma Rousseff’s allies took to Brazil’s top court to stop the impeachment process just as opposition leaders made the first steps toward the start of hearings.
Legislators from the ruling coalition on Thursday filed several motions before the Supreme Court to quash the impeachment request accepted by lower house president Eduardo Cunha a day earlier. Also on Thursday, Cunha met with party leaders to distribute seats in a 65-member committee that will recommend whether the lower house should accept allegations made against the president.
The unfolding drama is gripping the nation as it struggles with an expanding corruption scandal, rising unemployment and surging consumer prices. It also threatens to further polarize Congress as government supporters and detractors square off in what could prove to be a lengthy political and legal battle.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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