Dilma Rousseff
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Brazil's Senate removes President Dilma Rousseff from office for breaking fiscal laws
World | Aug 31, 2016, 11:42 PM ISTIn an impeachment process on Wednesday, Brazil's Senate voted to remove leftist President Dilma Rousseff from office for breaking budgetary laws.
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Brazil's Senate impeaches President Dilma Rousseff
World | May 12, 2016, 03:49 PM ISTBrasilla: Brazil's Senate has voted 55-22 to impeach the South American giant's first woman president Dilma Rousseff. President Dilma Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide large budget deficits. Rousseff will be suspended
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Won't quit, says Brazil President Dilma Rousseff after impeachment vote
World | Apr 19, 2016, 07:09 AM ISTBrazil President Dilma Rousseff has said that she is "indignant" over a congressional vote to open impeachment proceedings against her and vowed to fight what she called the injustice. She again categorically ruled out resigning.
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Brazil's Lower House votes for President Rousseff's impeachment
World | Apr 18, 2016, 10:26 AM ISTBrasilia: The Lower House of Brazil's Parliament today voted in favour of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff, a move that could see the country's first female leader removed from power.
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Dilma Rousseff says Zika won't jeopardise Olympic Games
World | Feb 14, 2016, 07:15 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Saturday that the Rio 2016 Olympics will go forward despite the Zika virus epidemic, about which a number of foreign sports delegations that have expressed their
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Brazil unveils Rio 2016 Olympic flame
Other Sports | Jul 04, 2015, 04:31 PM ISTBrasilia: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed Rio 2016 will be a "historic" event after unveiling the Olympic torch on Friday.The torch relay will begin at the Games' birthplace in Olympia, Greece, before embarking on its
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Rio Olympics will be better than London 2012: Brazilian President
Other Sports | Jun 11, 2015, 09:30 AM ISTBrussels: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has told British Prime Minister David Cameron that the Rio 2016 Olympics will be better than the 2012 Games in London.The leaders held talks on the sidelines of the EU-CELAC
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Brazil ready to collaborate over FIFA graft probe: Rousseff
World | May 28, 2015, 10:47 AM ISTRio de Janerio: Brazil President Dilma Rousseff said her country was ready to collaborate with the Swiss and US authorities over their probe into football corruption.Swiss police arrested seven officials from football's governing body FIFA
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Brazil's Rousseff presents anti-corruption measures
World | Mar 19, 2015, 09:49 AM ISTRio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has presented anti-corruption bills which, if approved by the Congress, will toughen punishment fo r corruption charges.The measures on Wednesday came at the time when the latest poll
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Thousands of people march against Brazilian president
World | Mar 16, 2015, 07:58 AM ISTRio de Janeiro:Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday as part of a day of protest in dozens of cities across the country
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Modi makes strong pitch for operationalisation of BRICS bank
World | Nov 15, 2014, 04:52 PM ISTBrisbane: Making a strong pitch for speeding up the creation of a BRICS development bank, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India hopes to ratify the agreement over the financial institution by year-end and 2016
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White House lauds Rousseff's reelection as Brazil's president
World | Oct 27, 2014, 09:35 PM ISTWashington: The White House Monday congratulated Dilma Rousseff on her re-election as Brazil's president, pledging to continue efforts to boost bilateral relationship.Spokesman Josh Earnest called Brazil "an important partner" for the US, saying, "We are
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Narendra Modi congratulates Brazilian President on re-election
National | Oct 27, 2014, 11:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on her re-election, saying he looks forward to working with her for strengthening relations between the nations."Congratulations to @dilmabr on her re-election as
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Dilma Rousseff re-elected as Brazil President
World | Oct 27, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTBrasilia: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected to a second term on Sunday, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) said.Rousseff garnered 51.62 percent of the votes, while conservative opposition candidate Aecio Neves of the Social Democratic
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Brazil's Rousseff tied with rival in likely runoff: Poll
World | Sep 13, 2014, 07:48 AM ISTBrasilia: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is leading in the first round of the presidential election, but would be in a tight race with her closest rival Marina Silva in the decisive runoff, showed a poll
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National mourning declared in Brazil over presidential candidate's death
World | Aug 14, 2014, 07:21 AM ISTBrasilia: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff declared three days of official mourning following the unexpected death of Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos."All of Brazil is in mourning, we lost a great Brazilian, we lost a
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Brazilian president exonerated in probe of refinery deal
World | Jul 24, 2014, 11:43 AM ISTBrasilia: Brazil's federal audit tribunal has said that President Dilma Rousseff bore no responsibility for state-controlled oil giant Petrobras's ultimately disastrous acquisition of a US refinery in 2006.Rousseff, who was serving as chief of staff
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BRICS bank not against IMF: Brazilian president
World | Jul 17, 2014, 09:21 AM ISTBrasilia: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Wednesday that the development bank to be set up by the emerging-market bloc of BRICS is not against the International Monetary Fund (IMF)."We don't have the slightest interest
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Brazil president to Blatter: Country will be ready
Football | Apr 11, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTSAO PAULO : FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he has been "reassured" by Brazil's president that the country will be ready to host the World Cup. Blatter said in a statement he had "another very
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Brazil President cancels US state visit over spying
World | Sep 18, 2013, 11:30 AM ISTWashington: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has called off her state visit to US in the aftermath of the revelations that the America spied on her.Statements issued by both the countries billed the decision as a