BRASILIA, Brazil, May 12 – A majority of Brazil’s Senate have said they will vote to suspend President Dilma Rousseff and open an impeachment trial, setting up a transfer of power Thursday to Vice President Michel Temer.
The marathon Senate debate reached the crucial number – 41 out of 81 members in favor of impeachment – in the early hours of Thursday after more than 17 hours of debate that will be followed by a vote. The leftist leader will be suspended for up to six months while senators decide her fate.