Brazil’s federal senate begins the formal impeachment trial of the suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, on 25 August. Formally, Rousseff stands accused of breaching the country’s fiscal responsibility law (dating to 2000), which is set down in the constitution and for which the president is ultimately responsible. Specifically, she is charged with flouting the rules by borrowing from state banks to cover budget gaps without informing the federal congress, thereby allowing for additional government spending ahead of the October 2014 general elections, in which she won re-election.End of preview - This article contains approximately 1277 words.
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