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Impeachment Proceedings Against Brazil's President Speed Up

6:56pm April 18, 2016

by Catherine Osborne

Impeachment proceedings against Brazil's president are picking up speed. With economic and political crises deepening four months ahead of the Summer Olympics, this couldn't come at a worse time.

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Ecuador's President Cuts Short Trip To Rome; Quake's Death Toll Rises

5:31am April 18, 2016

The president of Ecuador cut short a visit to Italy, returning home to a country heavily damaged by Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake. David Greene talks to Carolina Loza Leon, a reporter based in Quito.

Anti-government demonstrators yell as they watch the vote count on a screen, as lawmakers vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday.

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Brazilian Lawmakers Advance Impeachment Proceedings Against Dilma Rousseff

10:28pm April 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

In a landmark vote Sunday, members of the country's lower house of parliament supported impeaching the Brazilian president, who is charged with tampering with state funds.

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In Wake Of High-Magnitude Quake, Ecuador Assesses Scope Of Destruction

5:15pm April 17, 2016

Ecuador is assessing the damage and death toll after a powerful earthquake. Thomas Hollywood, director of Catholic Relief Services in South America, gives us the latest from the capital, Quito.

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Brazilian Lawmakers Weigh Whether To Advance Impeachment Against Rousseff

5:15pm April 17, 2016

The lower house of Parliament plans to vote Sunday on whether to send impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rouseff to the Senate for a possible trial. Reporter Caroline Osborne has more.

Powerful Earthquake Hits Ecuador's Coast, Killing At Least 28

11:45pm April 16, 2016

by Emma Bowman

At least 28 have been killed after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck the central coast.

Cuban President Raúl Castro (left), Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés (center) and Cuban Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel sit side by side at the Artemisa Mausoleum monument in July 2014.

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Are Cuba's Communist Leaders Ready For Life Without Castro?

5:49pm April 16, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Under a cloud of secrecy, the island's top leaders are gathering for a party meeting that may usher in the beginning of the post-Castro world.

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a meeting Wednesday at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil.

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What We Know: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Faces Impeachment Vote

3:39pm April 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The country's lower house of parliament will vote Sunday in impeachment proceedings that have sharply divided the country.

Lower house members who support impeaching President Dilma Rousseff demonstrate during Friday's session.

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Brazil's Lower House Starts Debating Whether To Impeach President Dilma Rousseff

5:59pm April 15, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Early Friday morning, the country's Supreme Court ruled it will allow the impeachment proceedings to move forward. The lower house is expected to vote on Sunday.

Protesters last month vent their anger over President Dilma Rousseff (left) moving to appoint her predecessor, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, as her chief of staff — an action that would have shielded him from prosecution. A court blocked him from the post.

With The Economy Crashing, Brazilians Turn On A Once-Popular President

3:25pm April 15, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Dilma Rousseff was elected twice as the country's economy soared. But a bruising recession is now seen as the leading reason many Brazilians have turned against her.

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