MPs set for Rousseff impeachment vote

Brazil’s lower house of Congress is due to hold a crucial vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts for political gains. Security has been stepped up outside the building in Brasilia to prevent clashes between rival protesters. Ms Rousseff has accused her political opponents are mounting a “coup”. […]

Brazil’s lower house of Congress is due to hold a crucial vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts for political gains.
Security has been stepped up outside the building in Brasilia to prevent clashes between rival protesters.
Ms Rousseff has accused her political opponents are mounting a “coup”.
She has been lobbying MPs amid indications there may be enough votes for the impeachment motion to carry.
A two-thirds majority – 342 out of 513 votes – are needed to send the motion to the upper house, the Senate, where a simple majority would be enough to suspend Ms Rousseff from office for up to 180 days during an impeachment trial.