In Brasilia, where thousands of demonstrators have demanded Rousseff’s ouster over the last two days, police told protesters to stay away from the Congress building where a pro-government demonstration was planned for 5 p.m local time (2000 GMT).
In Congress’ lower house, opposition parties sped up the impeachment of Rousseff by holding a session on Friday, a day that lawmakers are normally away from Brasilia.
The president has 10 sessions of the house to present her defense and – even though the special impeachment committee did not meet on Friday – the clock started ticking. The impeachment case is centered on allegations that Rousseff broke budget rules to boost spending as she campaigned for re-election in 2014.
Antonio Imbassahy, the leader of the opposition Social Democratic Party of Brazil (PSDB) party in the lower house, lawmaker from Bahia, said the committee could present its finding by mid-April.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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