In her parting words at the presidential palace, Rousseff evoked her travails under the 1964-1985 military dictatorship, when she was imprisoned. Anti-government demonstrators celebrate the news of Rousseff's impeachment in Brasilia. ( PAULO WHITAKER )As Rousseff’s impeachment looked increasingly inevitable, Temer began quietly putting together a new Cabinet. ( PAULO WHITAKER )Some of her supporters have promised a campaign of protests and strikes and this could complicate the efforts of interim President Temer to govern. The markets reacted positively to news of Rousseff’s impeachment and the Brazilian currency, the real, which has fallen precipitously against the dollar over the past year, continued its recent rebound.

Source: thestar May 12, 2016 06:31 UTC