Brazil top court to decide on President Rousseff impeachment proceedingsDecember 17, 2015 - 09:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Brazil's Supreme Court said it delayed until Thursday, December 17 the next step in a case that could lead President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, AFP reports. The decision, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed after the court ran out of time. "Tomorrow we'll stay as long as necessary," said Chief Justice Ricardo Lewandowski. The march towards the unpopular president's possible ouster was stalled by Rousseff's allies in Congress, who say that opposition legislators violated the constitution in their rush towards impeachment. They claim that the commission looking into impeachment illegally insisted on secret votes while picking its members, and that it is stacked with Rousseff opponents. If the high court agrees, it could tell Congress to re-start the case against Rousseff. The president stands accused of budgeting maneuvers that she says were long accepted practices by previous governments, but her opponents say is illegal. On December 8 the Supreme Court ordered the commission looking into Rousseff's impeachment case to freeze their work until the challenge was resolved. The speaker of the lower house, Eduardo Cunha from the PMDB's openly anti-Rousseff wing, oversaw the controversial session to form the commission and is the architect of the impeachment drive. However Cunha himself has been charged with taking millions of dollars in bribes. Rousseff could be suspended from the presidency for up to six months if the lower chamber approves by a two-thirds vote an eventual commission call for impeachment. It would then be up to the Senate to judge whether she should be stripped of office. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |