Ms Rousseff had denied the charges. Michel Temer has been sworn in as president and will serve out Ms Rousseff’s term until 1 January 2019. He asked his ministers to “vigorously defend” the government from accusations that Ms Rousseff’s dismissal amounted to a coup d’etat. Mr Temer is travelling to China to take part in a summit of the G-20 group of major economies. The dismissal of Ms Rousseff has caused a rift between Brazil and three left-wing South American governments that criticised the move later on Wednesday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 01, 2016 00:56 UTC