BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff enters her final battle to win back power on Thursday, when senators open an impeachment trial expected to remove her from office for good. She denounces the impeachment drive as a “coup” by her rivals, led by her replacement, former vice president Michel Temer. Senate president Renan Calheiros said the final vote would likely take place on August 30. If two-thirds of the senators vote against her, she will be out. He urged the Senate this month to move quickly to remove Rousseff.

Source: Manila Times August 23, 2016 03:56 UTC