Brazil’s lawmakers votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff

Brazil's lower house has approved the motion to impeach unpopular Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, as voting continues. After more than five hours of voting, the number of members of the Chamber of Deputies needed to approve the motion to impeach has reached the two-thirds majority with 342 lawmakers voting in favor. The Worker's Party leader conceded defeat moment before threshold
The motion to impeach will now go to Brazil's Senate, where it will only require a simple majority to get pass. Rousseff's chances of survival are even more narrow there. She would be suspended from her presidency and Vice President Michel Temer would be sworn in. Senators have 180 days to conduct impeachment hearings before a final vote determines Rousseff's fate. Rousseff could be suspended as early as May, about three months before the Summer Olympics kick off in Rio de Janeiro. The Olympics was expected to showcase Brazil as a rising power on the global stage, CNN reported.