President Dilma Rousseff

Brazil's President, Dilma Rousseff has been ousted from the office after a vote of the country's senate on Wednesday. The senate voted 61-20 after she was accused of moving public funds to close budget holes.

Former Vice President Michel Temer, who has been the interim president afterDilma Rousseff suspension in May will resume the office of the presidency, and will be sworn-in to rule the country through 2018, and will also be attending the G20 summit after his swearing-in ceremony.

               

The impeachment process lasted 274 days, after an economic crisis and a corruption scandal involving the state-run oil company Petrobras. She was also accused of drawing the country into recession.

Dilma Rousseff and her supporters have tagged the impeachment a silent "coup", and would likely appeal the decision in the country's supreme court.

In the 14hours session on Monday, Dilma Rousseff maintained her innocence, saying;

 I know I will be judged, but my conscience is clear. I did not commit a crime.

The president is to leave the presidential residence to her home in southern Rio Grande do Sul state.

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