Reuters: Brazil impeachment backers take strong lead in Congress vote
Supporters of the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took a commanding lead in a ballot in the lower house of Congress on Sunday that could hasten the end of 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule in Latin America's biggest economy.
With 272 votes cast, 210 members of Congress had voted in favor of Rousseff's impeachment and 62 voted against or abstained. The Datafolha polling group projected Rousseff's defeat.
Rousseff's opponents needs votes from 342 of the 513 members of the chamber to send her for trial in the Senate on charges of manipulating budgetary accounts to support her 2014 re-election.
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WNU Editor: The poundits are predicting her impeachment. The BBC is live blogging this .... LIVE: Brazil MPs vote on impeachment (BBC). Once the final tally is in, I will be posting the results.
More News On The Vote To Impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
Future of Brazilian leader in balance amid impeachment vote -- AP
Brazil Transfixed as Votes Are Cast on Impeaching Dilma Rousseff -- NYT
Impeachment vote underway in Brazil’s lower house -- Washington Post
Brazil Rousseff: MPs hold knife-edge impeachment vote -- BBC
Brazil Legislature Is Voting on Rousseff Impeachment -- VOA
Tensions high as Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment vote broadcast live in Brazil -- The Guardian
Brazil's lower house weighs impeachment for Rousseff -- CNN
Tension high in Brazil as impeachment vote proceeds -- USA Today