The impeachment campaign against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff regained momentum last week after police questioned her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on allegations he benefited from a kickback scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras.
Markets rallied on hopes that the latest development would speed up a resolution to the political stalemate that has paralyzed the nation. But impeaching a president in Brazil is a lengthy and legally complex process that involves several votes in Congress, and a potential battle in the Supreme Court. Bottom line — it may take months.
This is how impeachment may unfold:
Brazil Energy Insight 
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