Brazil's suspended president to present letter on impeachment next week
Senate Workers' Party (PT) Leader Humberto Costa
Senate Workers' Party (PT) Leader Humberto Costa on Wednesday (Aug. 10) said Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff is planning to present a letter about the impeachment case against her by next Tuesday (16). According to Senator Costa—who had a lunch meeting with the president at Alvorada palace, her official residence—the letter will express Rousseff's personal views and get back to her proposal of holding a referendum to let the population decide if it wants an early presidential election.
According to Costa, Rousseff wants to share her thoughts and address the Brazilian population and the Senate, which will act as court in her impeachment trial. “She is going to give a review of the situation, look into what this move [impeachment] represents and what the consequences will be for Brazil,” Costa said.
According to the senator, the letter will be an important initiative “because each [of the senators] make their final decision now. And judging by the dissatisfaction around, I think we have a chance to grow our vote base [against impeachment].”
For Costa, there is still room for Rousseff's allies to work to avert an impeachment vote. He said there are some eight or ten senators they would like to talk to more closely to in an attempt to change the vote outcome. At least 54 votes are required to impeach Rousseff at the final trial in Senate.
Translated by Mayra Borges
Fonte: Brazil's suspended president to present letter on impeachment next week
